Amos 5:24
But let justice roll on like a river,
What it says
What God requires is justice rolling like waters and righteousness like a constant stream.
What it is doing
This verse gives the chapter's positive demand and moral center.
In context
16Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: 17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, 18Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! 19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, 20Will not the Day of the LORD 21“I hate, I despise your feasts! 22Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, 23Take away from Me the noise of your songs! 24But let justice roll on like a river, 25Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings 26You have taken along Sakkuth your king 27Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,”