But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Treasury of Scripture let. Amos 5:7,14,15 You who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth... Job 29:12-17 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him... Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Hosea 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy... Mark 12:32-34 And the scribe said to him, Well, Master, you have said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he... run. Heb. roll.
Context The Coming Judgment
16Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, said thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentation to wailing. 17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through you, said the LORD. 18Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. 19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? 21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22Though you offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23Take you away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your viols. 24But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25Have you offered to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26But you have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves. 27Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, said the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But judgment shall be revealed as water, and justice as a mighty torrent.
Darby Bible Translation
but let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as an ever-flowing stream.
King James Bible
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Young's Literal Translation
And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.
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