Amos 5:24
And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
In Context
23Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.
25Sacrifices and offering did ye bring nigh to Me, In a wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
Cross References
Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.
Hosea 6:6For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.
Amos 5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as ye said.
Mark 12:32And the scribe said to him, 'Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:22-27
Hypocritical Services Rejected; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me… Read the whole commentary →