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Amos 5:6

JosephBethel (of Palestine)
RepentanceNew life and rebirthPrayerJudgment

4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

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BSB
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.
KJV
Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.
WEB
Seek the LORD, and you will live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
ASV
Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.
DARBY
Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and there be none to quench [it] in Bethel.
BLB
Seek YHWH and live, lest He break out like fire [in] the house of Joseph, and devour [it], with no one to quench it in Bethel.
ÅB
Søk Herren, så skal dere leve! Ellers skal han komme over Josefs hus som en ild, og den skal fortære uten at Betel har noen som slukker!
OTB
Søk Herren, og lev,
for at Han ikke skal slippe løs en ild over Josefs hus,
som fortærer det uten at noen kan slukke den for Betel.
B1930
Søk Herren, så skal I leve! Ellers skal han komme over Josefs hus som en ild, og den skal fortære uten at Betel har nogen som slukker!

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 55:6

    Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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  • Ezekiel 20:47–48

    And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

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  • Ezekiel 33:11

    Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

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  • Zechariah 10:6

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.

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  • Amos 5:14

    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.

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  • Mark 9:43–48

    And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

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  • Genesis 48:8–20

    And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?

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  • Amos 5:4

    For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

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