Amos 5:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׂנְאוּ־רָע֙ וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ ט֔וֹב וְהַצִּ֥יגוּ בַשַּׁ֖עַר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט אוּלַ֗י יֽ͏ֶחֱנַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁאֵרִ֥ית יוֹסֵֽף׃ ס

Transliteration

Śinʾû-rāʿ and-ʾehehbû ṭôb and-haṣṣîgû ba-shaʿar mishpāṭ; perhaps yeḥĕnan YHWH ʾĕlōhê-ṣəbāʾôt shəʾērît yôsēph

Grammar Details

• *Śinʾû*: imperative, qal, masculine plural - hate
• *rāʿ*: adjective used as noun, masculine singular - evil
• *ʾehehbû*: imperative, qal, masculine plural - love
• *ṭôb*: adjective used as noun, masculine singular - good
• *haṣṣîgû*: imperative, hiphil, masculine plural - establish/set up
• *ba-shaʿar*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the gate
• *mishpāṭ*: noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment
• *yeḥĕnan*: imperfect, qal, 3rd masculine singular - he will be gracious
• *ʾĕlōhê*: construct plural of *ʾĕlōhîm* - God of
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies
• *shəʾērît*: noun, feminine singular construct - remnant of
• *yôsēph*: proper noun - Joseph

Word Meanings

• *Śinʾû*: hate/detest
• *ʾehehbû*: love/like
• *haṣṣîgû*: establish/set up/place
• *mishpāṭ*: justice/judgment/legal decision
• *yeḥĕnan*: will be gracious/will show favor
• *shəʾērît*: remnant/remainder/survivors

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hate{H8130} the evil,{H7451} and love{H157} the good,{H2896} and establish{H3322} justice{H4941} in the gate:{H8179} it may be that Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of hosts,{H6635} will be gracious{H2603} unto the remnant{H7611} of Joseph.{H3130}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hate{H8130}{(H8798)} the evil{H7451}, and love{H157}{(H8798)} the good{H2896}, and establish{H3322}{(H8685)} judgment{H4941} in the gate{H8179}: it may be that the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of hosts{H6635} will be gracious{H2603}{(H8799)} unto the remnant{H7611} of Joseph{H3130}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Hate the euell, and loue the good: set vp right agayne in the porte: & (no doute) the LORDE God of hoostes shall be mercifull vnto the remnaunt of Ioseph.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Hate the euil, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may bee that the Lorde God of hostes will be mercifull vnto the remnant of Ioseph.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Hate the euill and loue the good, and establishe iudgement in the gate: it may be, that the Lord God of hoastes wilbe mercifull vnto the remnaunt of Ioseph.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph.

Referenced Verses

• Joel 2:14 : 14 Who knows if he will turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a grain offering and a drink offering to the LORD your God?
• Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good.
• Ps 97:10 : 10 You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
• Mic 5:7-8 : 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people like dew from the LORD, like showers upon the grass that do not wait for man nor wait for the sons of men. 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.
• Mic 5:3 : 3 Therefore he will give them up, until the time that she who labors has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.
• Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.
• Exod 32:30 : 30 It came to pass on the next day, that Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
• 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me good for his cursing this day.
• 1 Kgs 20:31 : 31 And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save your life.
• 2 Kgs 13:7 : 7 He left to Jehoahaz of the people only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust by threshing.
• 2 Kgs 14:26-27 : 26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter, for there was no one left free, no help at all for Israel. 27 And the LORD did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
• 2 Kgs 15:29 : 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
• 2 Kgs 19:4 : 4 It may be the LORD your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God; and will rebuke the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that are left.
• 2 Chr 19:6-9 : 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 7 Therefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 8 Moreover, in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them, saying, This you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10 And whatever cause shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, you shall even warn them that they do not trespass against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do, and you shall not trespass. 11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah, the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
• Ps 34:14 : 14 Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
• Ps 36:4 : 4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.
• Ps 37:27 : 27 Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.
• Ps 82:2-4 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked.
• Amos 5:24 : 24 But let judgment run down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
• Amos 6:12 : 12 Shall horses run on the rock? Will one plow there with oxen? For you have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
• Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we do not perish?
• Mic 2:12 : 12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold; they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of people.
• Ps 119:104 : 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way.
• Ps 139:21-22 : 21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against You? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.
• Jer 7:5-7 : 5 For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your deeds; if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor; 6 If you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your harm; 7 Then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, forever and ever.
• Jer 31:7 : 7 For thus says the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: proclaim, give praise, and say, O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.
• Rom 7:15-16 : 15 For what I do, I do not understand: for what I want to do, that I do not do; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If then I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good.
• Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man:
• Rom 8:7 : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
• 1 Thess 5:21-22 : 21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
• 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, do not follow what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: but he who does evil has not seen God.
• Amos 5:6 : 6 Seek the LORD, and you shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.