Amos 5:15

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hate	שִׂנְאוּ sin.'u-	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
evil	רָע֙ ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
love	וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ ve.'E.he.vu	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
good	ט֔וֹב Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
establish	וְהַצִּ֥יגוּ ve.ha.Tzi.gu	H3322	to place permanently · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
judgment	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט mish.Pat	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
gate	בַשַּׁ֖עַר va.Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵֽי 'e.lo.hei-	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
gracious	יֶֽחֱנַ֛ן ye.che.Nan	H2603	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֥ית she.'e.Rit	H7611	a remainder or residual (surviving · noun, common feminine singular construct
Joseph	יוֹסֵֽף yo.Sef	H3130	Joseph · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
3 John 1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Psalms 97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Joel 2:14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Micah 5:7-8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for m…
Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Micah 5:3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return u…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:4-15

This is a message from God to the house of Israel, in which, I. They are told of their faults, that they might see what occasion there was for them to repent and reform, and that, when they were called to return, they might not need to ask, Wherein shall we return? 1. God tells them, in general (Amo 5:12), "I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sins; and you shall be made to know them too." In our penitent reflections upon our sins we must consider, as God does in his judicial remarks upon them, and will do in the great day, (1.) That they are very numerous; they are our manifold transgressions, sins of various kinds and often repeated. Oh what a multitude of vain and vile tho…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 5:15

Hate . . . evil . . . love . . . good-- (Isa 1:16-17; Rom 12:9). judgment in the gate--justice in the place where causes are tried. it may be that the Lord . . . will be gracious--so, "peradventure" (Exo 32:30). Not that men are to come to God with an uncertainty whether or no He will be gracious: the expression merely implies the difficulty in the way, because of the want of true repentance on man's part, so as to stimulate the zealous earnestness of believers in seeking God (compare Gen 16:2; Joe 2:14; Act 8:22). the remnant of Joseph--(see Amo 5:6). Israel (represented by "Ephraim," the leading tribe, and descendant of Joseph) was, as compared to what it once was, now but a remnant,…

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Adam Clarke on Amos 5:15

Hate the evil, and love the good - What ruins you, avoid; what helps you, cleave to. And as a proof that you take this advice, purify the seats of justice, and then expect God to be gracious to the remnant of Joseph - to the posterity of the ten tribes.

John Gill on Amos 5:15

Hate the evil, and love the good,.... Evil is not only not to be sought, but to be hated, especially the evil of sin, because of its evil nature, and pernicious effects and consequences; and, if it was for no other reason but because it is hateful and abominable unto God, therefore they that love him should hate evil, even with a perfect hatred; as all good men do, though it is present with them, and cleaves unto them, and they do it, Psalm 97:10; and "good" is to be loved for its goodness' sake; and the good effects of it; a good God is to be loved, and all good men, and all good things; the good word of God, and his commands and ordinances; and highly to be esteemed, and affectionately reg…

The Church Fathers

And again it signifies Ephraim, that is, the ten tribes. For as I have already said before, since Ephraim came from Joseph, for this reason he is also signified by his father's name.
— Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on Amos

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Dictionary and topics

Sin · Should be: Hated — Should be: Hated

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Amos 5:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:4-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 5:15

Adam Clarke on Amos 5:15

John Gill on Amos 5:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Amos 5:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:4-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 5:15

Adam Clarke on Amos 5:15

John Gill on Amos 5:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Amos 5:15

Keil & Delitzsch on Amos 5:14-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Amos 5:15

Rashi on Amos 5:15