Amos 5:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 5:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 5:24 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. run: Heb. roll" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 5:24 — KJV
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. run: Heb. roll”
— Amos 5:24 (KJV)
Amos 5:24 in Context — About the Book of Amos
Amos was a shepherd sent to confront prosperous, religious, unjust Israel. His thunderous demand — let justice roll on like a river — still defines what God expects from worshippers: not louder songs, but fairness for the poor and honesty in the gates.
Cross-References for Amos 5:24
“He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:24: run, down, waters
“And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:24: let, run, down
“And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:24: let, down, waters
“And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. firmament: Heb. expansion”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:24: let, waters, heb
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:24: let, waters, heb
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