I will not accept them,
Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings.
For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.
And Chiun, your idols,
The star of your gods,
Which you made for yourselves.
| << Amos 5:23 | Amos 5:25 >> |
American Standard Version
But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Amplified® Bible
But let justice run down like waters and righteousness as a mighty {and} ever-flowing stream.
Contemporary English Version
But let justice and fairness flow like a river that never runs dry.
Darby English Version
but let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as an ever-flowing stream.
Good News Bible
Instead, let justice flow like a stream, and righteousness like a river that never goes dry.
King James Version
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
New American Standard Bible
"But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
New International Version
But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream!
New King James Version
But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Revised Standard Version
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Young's Literal Translation
And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.
| << Amos 5:23 | Amos 5:25 >> |
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