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Amos 5:24

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24 Es soll aber das Recht offenbart werden wie Wasser und die Gerechtigkeit wie ein starker Strom.

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Amos 5:24 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 5:24

But let judgments run down as waters
Or "roll" F15; in abundance, with great rapidity, bearing down all before them, which nothing can resist; signifying the plenty of justice done in the land, the full and free exercise of it, without any stoppage or intermission: and righteousness as a mighty stream;
the same thing expressed in different words; though some think that not the execution of judgment and justice by men is here exhorted to, but the vindictive justice of God is threatened; which like a mighty torrent of water should come down, overwhelm, bear away, and destroy all before it, even all the transgressors in Israel.


FOOTNOTES:

F15 (lgyw) "volvatur", Munster, Mercerus, Liveleus, Drusius; "volvat se", Montanus, Vatablus; "revolvet se", Piscator; "provolvatur", Cocceius.
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Amos 5:24 In-Context

22 Und ob ihr mir gleich Brandopfer und Speisopfer opfert so habe ich keinen Gefallen daran; so mag ich auch eure feisten Dankopfer nicht ansehen.
23 Tue nur weg von mir das Geplärr deiner Lieder; denn ich mag dein Psalterspiel nicht hören!
24 Es soll aber das Recht offenbart werden wie Wasser und die Gerechtigkeit wie ein starker Strom.
25 Habt ihr vom Hause Israel mir in der WĂĽste die vierzig Jahre lang Schlachtopfer und Speisopfer geopfert?
26 Ihr truget den Sikkuth, euren König, und Chiun, euer Bild, den Stern eurer Götter, welche ihr euch selbst gemacht hattet.
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