Amos 5:4–8
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4This is what the Lord says to Israel:
5do not seek Bethel,
do not go to Gilgal,n
do not journey to Beersheba.o
For Gilgal will surely go into exile,
and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.ap”
or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire;s
it will devour them,
and Bethelt will have no one to quench it.u
7There are those who turn justice into bitternessv
and cast righteousnessw to the ground.x
8He who made the Pleiades and Orion,y
who turns midnight into dawnz
and darkens day into night,a
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name.b
Footnotes
- aHebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see Hosea 4:15.
Cross references
- lSee Dt 4:29
- mDt 32:46–47; Isa 55:3; Jer 29:13; See Eze 18:9
- n1 Sa 11:14; See Hos 4:15
- oGe 21:31; Am 8:14
- pSee 1 Sa 7:16; See 8:2
- qPs 22:26; 105:4; See Isa 31:1; 55:6; Zep 2:3
- rver 14; See Lev 18:5
- sDt 4:24
- tSee Am 3:14
- uSee Jer 4:4
- vIsa 5:20; Am 6:12
- wSee Am 3:10
- xSee Hos 10:4
- ySee Ge 1:16; See Job 38:31
- zSee Job 38:12; Isa 42:16
- aSee Ps 104:20; Am 8:9
- bPs 104:6–9; Jer 16:21; See Am 4:13
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
“Seek me and live;
but do not seek Bethel,
and do not enter into Gilgal
or cross over to Beersheba;
for Gilgal shall surely go into exile,
and Bethel shall come to nothing.”
Seek the Lord and live,
lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,
O you who turn justice to wormwood
and cast down righteousness to the earth!
He who made the Pleiades and Orion,
and turns deep darkness into the morning
and darkens the day into night,
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out on the surface of the earth,
the Lord is his name;
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For the Lord says to the house of Israel:
Seek me and live!
Do not seek Bethel
or go to Gilgal
or journey to Beer-sheba,
for Gilgal will certainly go into exile,
and Bethel will come to nothing.
Seek the Lord and live,
or he will spread like fire
throughout the house of Joseph;
it will consume everything
with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
Those who turn justice into wormwood
also throw righteousness to the ground.
The one who made the Pleiades and Orion,
who turns darkness into dawn
and darkens day into night,
who summons the water of the sea
and pours it out over the surface of the earth—
the Lord is his name.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Now this is what the Lord says to the family of Israel:
“Come back to me and live!
Don’t worship at the pagan altars at Bethel;
don’t go to the shrines at Gilgal or Beersheba.
For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile,
and the people of Bethel will be reduced to nothing.”
Come back to the Lord and live!
Otherwise, he will roar through Israel like a fire,
devouring you completely.
Your gods in Bethel
won’t be able to quench the flames.
You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed.
You treat the righteous like dirt.
It is the Lord who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel, “Seek me so that you may live.” But do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba, for Gilgal will certainly go into exile and Bethel will come to disaster.” Seek Yahweh so that you may live, so that he will not break out like a fire against the house of Joseph! And it will devour, with none to quench it for Bethel. Ah, you who turn justice into wormwood and hurl righteousness to the ground! The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day into night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name!
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KJV 1900King James Version
For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel,
Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
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.
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood,
And leave off righteousness in the earth,
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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