Amos 5:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Seek the Lord and live, or he will rush like fire against the house of Joseph; it will consume everything, and there will be no one to quench it for Bethel.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Seek{H1875} Jehovah,{H3068} and ye shall live;{H2421} lest he break out{H6743} like fire{H784} in the house{H1004} of Joseph,{H3130} and it devour,{H398} and there be none to quench{H3518} it in Beth-el.{H1008}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Seek{H1875}{(H8798)} the LORD{H3068}, and ye shall live{H2421}{(H8798)}; lest he break out{H6743}{(H8799)} like fire{H784} in the house{H1004} of Joseph{H3130}, and devour{H398}{(H8804)} it, and there be none to quench{H3518}{(H8764)} it in Bethel{H1008}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Seke the LORDE, yt ye maye lyue: lest the house of Ioseph be brent with fyre and cosumed, and lest there be none to quench Bethel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Seeke the Lorde, and yee shal liue, least he breake out like fire in the house of Ioseph & deuoure it, & there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Seke the Lord, and ye shall liue: lest he breake out like fire in the house of Ioseph, and deuoure it, and there be noone to quenche it in Bethel.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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 Bethel.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Go to the Lord for help so that you may have life; for fear that he may come like fire bursting out in the family of Joseph, causing destruction, and there will be no one to put it out in Beth-el.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Seek the LORD so you can live! Otherwise he will break out like fire against Joseph’s family; the fire will consume and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel.

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 5:4 : 4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek me, and you shall live:
  • Amos 5:14 : 14 Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as you have spoken.
  • Mark 9:43-48 : 43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire; 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
  • Amos 6:6 : 6 Who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest ointments: but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
  • Zech 10:6 : 6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, for I have mercy on them, and they shall be as though I had not cast them off. For I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
  • Gen 48:8-9 : 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray you, to me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, lo, God has shown me also your seed. 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near to him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put your right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
  • Exod 22:6 : 6 If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that stacked grain or standing grain or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
  • Deut 4:24 : 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
  • Josh 18:5 : 5 They shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.
  • Judg 1:22-23 : 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
  • 2 Sam 19:20 : 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I am the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the work of the house of Joseph.
  • Isa 1:31 : 31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.
  • Jer 4:4 : 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.
  • Jer 7:20 : 20 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury will be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it will burn, and will not be quenched.
  • Ezek 20:47-48 : 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned in it. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
  • Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
  • Ezek 37:19 : 19 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek me, and you shall live:

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    6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

  • Obad 1:18
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    18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall kindle them and devour them, and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.

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    20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

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    5 And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not: for behold, I will bring disaster upon all flesh, says the LORD: but I will give you your life as a prize wherever you go.

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    6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.

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    2 Before the decree comes forth, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger comes upon you.

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    11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.

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    5 O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

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    4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; from it a fire shall come forth into all the house of Israel.

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  • Joel 1:19
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    19 O LORD, to you will I cry: for the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field.

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    6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

  • Deut 11:17
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    17 And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and He shuts up the heaven, so there is no rain, and the land yields no fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.

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    3 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will allow you to dwell in this place.

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    13 And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

  • 2 Chr 30:7
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