Amos 5:5-7

BRG Bible

⁵But 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.

⁶Seek 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.

⁷Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

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Amos 5:5-7

New International Version

⁵    do not seek Bethel,
do not go to Gilgal,^(A)
    do not journey to Beersheba.^(B)
For Gilgal will surely go into exile,
    and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.^[a]^(C)”
⁶Seek^(D) the Lord and live,^(E)
    or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire;^(F)
it will devour them,
    and Bethel^(G) will have no one to quench it.^(H)