Amos 5:4
2 “Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”
3 This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will only see a hundred return, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”
For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!
5 Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
6 Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- For så sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve!
- OTB
- For dette er hva Herren sier til Israels hus:
"Søk meg, og dere skal leve. - B1930
- For så sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk mig, så skal I leve!
- BSB
- For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!
- KJV
- For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
- WEB
- For the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live;
- ASV
- For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;
- DARBY
- For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live.
- BLB
- For thus says YHWH to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!
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Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
Les i sammenheng2 Chronicles 15:2
So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
Les i sammenhengJeremiah 29:12–13
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 14:2
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 7:8
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 105:3–4
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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