Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But 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. seek. Amos 4:4 Come ye to Bethel, and do wickedly: to Galgal, and multiply transgressions: and bring in the morning your victims, your tithes in three days. Hosea 4:15 If thou play the harlot, O Israel, at least let not Juda offend: and go ye not into Galgal, and come not up into Bethaven, and do not swear: The Lord liveth. Hosea 9:15 All their wickedness is in Galgal, for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their devices I will cast them forth out of my house: I will love them no more, all their princes are revolters. Hosea 10:14,15 A tumult shall arise among thy people: and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed as Salmana was destroyed, by the house of him that judged Baal in the day of battle, the mother being dashed in pieces upon her children. . . . Hosea 12:11 If Galaad be an idol, then in vain were they in Galgal offering sacrifices with bullocks: for their altars also are as heaps in the furrows of the field. Beer-sheba. Amos 8:14 In that day the fair virgins, and the young men shall faint for thirst. Genesis 21:33 And Abimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Palestines. But Abraham planted a grove in Bersabee, and there called upon the name of the Lord God eternal. Gilgal. and Beth-el. Amos 7:17 And now hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, thou shalt not prophesy against Israel, and thou shalt not drop thy word upon the house of the idol. Leviticus 26:30-32 I will destroy your high places, and break your idols. You shall fall among the ruins of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. . . . Deuteronomy 28:41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, and shalt not enjoy them: because they shall be led into captivity. Hosea 4:15 If thou play the harlot, O Israel, at least let not Juda offend: and go ye not into Galgal, and come not up into Bethaven, and do not swear: The Lord liveth. Hosea 10:8,15 And the high places of the idol, the sin of Israel shall be destroyed: the bur and the thistle shall grow up over their altars: and they shall say to the mountains Cover us; and to the hills: Fall upon us. . . . come. Job 8:22 They that hate thee, shall be clothed with confusion: and the dwelling of the wicked shall not stand. Psalm 33:10 The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes. Isaiah 8:10 Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated: speak a word, and it shall not be done: because God is with us. Isaiah 29:20 For he that did prevail hath failed, the scorner is consumed, and they are all cut off that watched for iniquity: 1 Corinthians 1:28 And the base things of the world and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen: and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are: 1 Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world that come to nought. Revelation 18:17 For in one hour are so great riches come to nought. And every shipmaster and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as many as work in the sea, stood afar off, Context A Call to Repentance4For thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and you shall live. 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.… Cross References Genesis 21:31 Therefore that place was called Bersabee; because there both of them did swear. 1 Samuel 7:16 And he went every year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to Masphath, and he judged Israel in the foresaid places. 1 Samuel 8:2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and the name of the second was Abia, judges in Bersabee. 1 Samuel 11:14 And Samuel said to the people: Come, and let us go to Galgal, and let us renew the kingdom there. 1 Kings 12:28 And finding out a device, he made two golden calves, and said to them: Go ye up no more to Jerusalem: Behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt. 1 Kings 12:29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other in Dan: 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 4:4 Come ye to Bethel, and do wickedly: to Galgal, and multiply transgressions: and bring in the morning your victims, your tithes in three days. Amos 7:10 And the high places of the idol shall be thrown down, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste: and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. Amos 7:13 And Amasias said to Amos: Thou seer, go, flee away into the land of Juda: and eat bread there, and prophesy there. Amos 8:14 In that day the fair virgins, and the young men shall faint for thirst. Lexicon Do notוְאַֽל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 408: Not seek תִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ (tiḏ·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship Bethel אֵ֔ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah or go תָבֹ֔אוּ (ṯā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Gilgal; וְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ (wə·hag·gil·gāl) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1537: Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no journey תַעֲבֹ֑רוּ (ṯa·‘ă·ḇō·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on to Beersheba, שֶׁ֖בַע (še·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 884: Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction Gilgal הַגִּלְגָּל֙ (hag·gil·gāl) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1537: Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine will surely גָּלֹ֣ה (gā·lōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal go into exile, יִגְלֶ֔ה (yiḡ·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal and וּבֵֽית־ (ū·ḇêṯ-) 0 Strong's Hebrew Bethel אֵ֖ל (’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah will come יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to nothing. לְאָֽוֶן׃ (lə·’ā·wen) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol Additional Translations 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.But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing. 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. But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgala, and cross not over to the Well of the Oath: for Galgala shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall be as that which is not. And seek not Bethel, neither go to Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 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. 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 naught. but don't seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and don't pass to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing. And seek not Beth-El, and Gilgal enter not, And Beer-Sheba pass not through, For Gilgal doth utterly remove, And Beth-El doth become vanity. 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