Verse 4

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For så sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For slik sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• Norsk King James

  For så sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For slik sa Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For slik sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For slik sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For slik sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For slik sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For så sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg og lev!

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Amos.5.4", "source": "כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל דִּרְשׁ֖וּנִי וִֽחְיֽוּ׃", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *lə-bêt* *yiśrāʾēl*: *Dirshûnî* and-*ḥəyû*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "perfect, qal, 3rd masculine singular - he has said", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*lə-bêt*": "preposition + construct form, masculine - to/for house of", "*Dirshûnî*": "imperative, qal, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - seek me", "*ḥəyû*": "imperative, qal, masculine plural - live" }, "variants": { "*Dirshu*": "seek/inquire/search for/require", "*ḥəyû*": "live/be alive/survive" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For så sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg og lev!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi saa sagde Herren til Israels Huus: Søger mig, saa skulle I leve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For slik sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For så sier Herren til Israels hus: «Søk meg, og dere skal leve;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For slik sier Jehova til Israels hus: Søk meg, og lev!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For slik sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk meg, så skal dere leve;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dette er Herrens ord til Israels barn: Vend hjertene deres til meg, så dere kan få liv:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles, thus sayeth the LORDE vnto ye house of Israel: Seke after me, ad ye shal lyue,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For thus saith the Lorde vnto the house of Israel, Seeke ye me, and ye shal liue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus sayth the Lord vnto the house of Israel, Seke ye me, and ye shall liue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said Jehovah to the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For these are the words of the Lord to the children of Israel: Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have life:

• World English Bible (2000)

  For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD says this to the family of Israel:“Seek me so you can live!

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you are with Him; and if you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
• Zeph 2:3 : 3 Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have carried out His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.
• Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 29:12-13 : 12 Then you will call upon me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
• Ps 105:3-4 : 3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face continually.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• Deut 30:1-8 : 1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you shall call them to mind among all the nations, where the LORD your God has driven you, 2 And shall return to the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul; 3 Then the LORD your God will end your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you. 4 If any of yours are driven out to the farthest parts of heaven, from there will the LORD your God gather you, and from there will he bring you: 5 And the LORD your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and he will do you good, and multiply you above your fathers. 6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live. 7 And the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies, and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. 8 And you shall return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command you this day.
• 2 Chr 34:3 : 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the groves, the carved images, and the molten images.
• Ps 14:2 : 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.
• Ps 22:26 : 26 The humble shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever.
• Ps 27:8 : 8 When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, 'Your face, LORD, I will seek.'
• Ps 69:32 : 32 The humble shall see this and be glad; and your heart shall live that seek God.
• Matt 7:8 : 8 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.
• Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
• Amos 5:6 : 6 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.
• 2 Chr 20:3 : 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.