Amos 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Amos 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 5:6 WEB — 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.”

Amos 5:6 — World English Bible

Amos 5:6 ASV — 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.”

Amos 5:6 — American Standard Version

Amos 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire <FI>against<Fi> the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El.”

Amos 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Seek Jehovah, 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.”

Amos 5:6 — Darby Translation

Amos 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Seeke the Lord, and yee shall liue, least he breake out like fire in the house of Ioseph and deuoure it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.”

Amos 5:6 — Geneva Bible

Amos 5:6 in Context — Amos 5

4 Porque assim diz o SENHOR à casa de Israel: Buscai-me, e vivereis;

5 Porém não busqueis a Betel nem venhais a Gilgal, nem passeis a Berseba; porque Gilgal será levada em cativeiro, e Betel será reduzida a nada.

6 Buscai ao SENHOR, e vivereis; para que não aconteça que surja como fogo à casa de José, e a consuma, sem haver em Betel quem o apague.

7 Vós perverteis o juízo em absinto, e abandonam a justiça no chão.

8 Ele é o que fez as Plêiades e o Órion, e torna as trevas em manhã, e faz escurecer o dia em noite; ele chama as águas do mar, e as derrama sobre a face da terra; EU-SOU é o seu nome.

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What Does Amos 5:6 Mean?

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