Modern Translations New International VersionSeek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. New Living Translation Do what is good and run from evil so that you may live! Then the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper, just as you have claimed. English Standard Version Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. Berean Study Bible Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. New American Standard Bible Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; And so may the LORD God of armies be with you, Just as you have said! NASB 1995 Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! NASB 1977 Seek good and not evil, that you may live; And thus may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! Amplified Bible Seek (long for, require) good and not evil, that you may live; And so may the LORD God of hosts be with you, Just as you have said! Christian Standard Bible Pursue good and not evil so that you may live, and the LORD, the God of Armies, will be with you as you have claimed. Holman Christian Standard Bible Seek good and not evil so that you may live, and the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. Contemporary English Version If you really want to live, you must stop doing wrong and start doing right. I, the LORD God All-Powerful, will then be on your side, just as you claim I am. Good News Translation Make it your aim to do what is right, not what is evil, so that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty really will be with you, as you claim he is. GOD'S WORD® Translation Search for good instead of evil so that you may live. Then the LORD God of Armies will be with you, as you have said. International Standard Version Pursue good and not evil, so that you may live, and this is what will happen: The LORD God of the Heavenly Armies will be with you, as you have been claiming. NET Bible Seek good and not evil so you can live! Then the LORD, the God who commands armies, just might be with you, as you claim he is. Classic Translations King James BibleSeek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. New King James Version Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the LORD God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken. King James 2000 Bible Seek good, and not evil, that you may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken. New Heart English Bible Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say. World English Bible Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say. American King James Version Seek good, and not evil, that you may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken. American Standard Version Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. A Faithful Version Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken. Darby Bible Translation Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say. English Revised Version Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say. Webster's Bible Translation Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Seeke good and not euil, that ye may liue: and the Lorde God of hostes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Seke good and not euill, that ye may liue: & so the Lord God of hoastes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Seke after the thinge that is good, & not euell, so shall ye lyue: yee the LORDE God off hoostes shal be with you, acordinge to youre owne desyre. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSeek good, and not evil, that you may live, and it is so; YHWH, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as you said. Young's Literal Translation Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with you, as ye said. Smith's Literal Translation Seek good and not evil, so that ye shall live: and so Jehovah God of armies shall be with you as ye said. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSeek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said. Catholic Public Domain Version Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. And the Lord God of hosts will be with you, just as you have asked. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedSeek good and not evil that you will live, and thus LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts will be with you as you have said Lamsa Bible Seek good and not evil that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; And so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say. Brenton Septuagint Translation Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said,     |