Amos 5:24
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.Amos 5:24 in the real world
In what words
- אֵיתָןʼêythânpermanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
- גָּלַלgâlalto roll (literally or figuratively)
- צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâhrightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue)
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentenc
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mic 6:8, Jer 22:3, Pro 21:3, Mrk 12:32–34, Hos 6:6, Amo 5:14–15, Amo 5:7, Job 29:12–17