Amos 5:24
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But let judgments run down as waters,.... Or "roll" (o); in abundance, with great rapidity, bearing down all before…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But - (And) let judgment run down (Literally, “roll” English margin) “like water.” The duties of either table include…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let judgment run down - Let the execution of justice be everywhere like the showers that fall upon the land to render it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 5:21-27
The scope of these verses is to show how little God valued their shows of devotion, nay, how much he detested them,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Justice, between man and man, is what Jehovah demands: no ceremonial, however punctiliously observed, is a substitute in…
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