Cross References Seek ye the Lord, and live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire, and it shall devour, and there shall be none to quench Bethel. Deuteronomy 4:24 Because the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Psalm 27:8 My heart hath said to thee: My face hath sought thee: thy face, O Lord, will I still seek. Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David. Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near. Jeremiah 4:4 Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it because of the wickedness of your thoughts. Amos 3:14 That in the day when I shall begin to visit the transgressions of Israel, I will visit upon him, and upon the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altars shall be cut off, and shall fall to the ground. Amos 5:14 Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said. Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, you that have wrought his judgment: seek the just, seek the meek: if by any means you may be hid in the day of the Lord's indignation. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Seek ye the Lord, and live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire, and it shall devour, and there shall be none to quench Bethel. Seek. Amos 5:4 For thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and you shall live. Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them: As I live, saith the Lord God, I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way, and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways: and why will you die, O house of Israel? lest. Exodus 22:6 If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss. the house. Amos 6:6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph. Genesis 48:8-20 Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these? . . . Joshua 18:5 Divide to yourselves the land into seven parts: let Juda be in his bounds on the south side, and the house of Joseph on the north. Judges 1:22,23 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. . . . 2 Samuel 19:20 For I thy servant acknowledge my sin: and therefore I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph, and am come down to meet my lord the king. 1 Kings 11:28 And Jeroboam was a valiant and mighty man: and Solomon seeing him a young man ingenious and industrious, made him chief over the tributes of all the house of Joseph. Ezekiel 37:19 Say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel that are associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Juda, and will make them one stick: and they shall be one in his hand. Zechariah 10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Juda, and save the house of Joseph: and I will bring them back again, because I will have mercy on them: and they shall be as they were when I had not cast them off, for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them. there. Isaiah 1:31 And your strength shall be as the ashes of tow, and your work as a spark: and both shall burn together, and there shall be none to quench it. Jeremiah 4:4 Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it because of the wickedness of your thoughts. Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold my wrath and my indignation is enkindled against this place, upon men and upon beasts, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruits of the land, and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. Ezekiel 20:47,48 And say to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and will burn in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame of the fire shall not be quenched: and every face shall be burned in it, from the south even to the north. . . . Mark 9:43-48 And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire: . . . Context A Call to Repentance…5But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgal, neither shall you pass over to Bersabee: for Galgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall be unprofitable. 6Seek ye the Lord, and live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire, and it shall devour, and there shall be none to quench Bethel.7You that turn judgment into wormwood, and forsake justice in the land,… Lexicon Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּ (dir·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH and live, וִֽחְי֑וּ (wiḥ·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2421: To live, to revive or פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest He will spread יִצְלַ֤ח (yiṣ·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6743: To push forward like fire כָּאֵשׁ֙ (kā·’êš) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire through the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of Joseph; יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites it will devour everything, וְאָכְלָ֥ה (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat with no וְאֵין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one at Bethel אֵֽל׃ (’êl) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah to extinguish it. מְכַבֶּ֖ה (mə·ḵab·beh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3518: To be quenched or extinguished, to go out Additional Translations Seek the LORD and live, or He will spread like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.Seek the LORD, and you 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. 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. Seek ye the Lord, and ye shall live; lest the house of Joseph blaze as fire, and it devour him, and there shall be none to quench it for the house of Israel. 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. Seek the LORD, 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: 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. Seek Yahweh, 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. Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire against the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El. Jump to Previous Bethel Beth-El Break Bursting Causing Consume Consumed Devour Family Fear Fire Forth Help House Joseph Live Prosper Quench Seek SweepJump to Next Bethel Beth-El Break Bursting Causing Consume Consumed Devour Family Fear Fire Forth Help House Joseph Live Prosper Quench Seek SweepLinks Amos 5:6 NIVAmos 5:6 NLT Amos 5:6 ESV Amos 5:6 NASB Amos 5:6 KJV Amos 5:6 Bible Apps Amos 5:6 Biblia Paralela Amos 5:6 Chinese Bible Amos 5:6 French Bible Amos 5:6 German Bible Alphabetical: a and Bethel break consume devour fire for forth have he house it Joseph like live LORD may no none O of one or quench Seek sweep that the through to will with you OT Prophets: Amos 5:6 Seek Yahweh and you will live (Amo. Am) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |