Amos 5:6
Seek YHWH, and live, || Lest He prosper as fire [against] the house of Joseph, || And it has consumed, || And there is no quencher for Beth-El—
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7You who are turning judgment to wormwood, || And have put down righteousness to the earth!”
Cross References
Genesis 48:8And Israel sees the sons of Joseph and says, “Who [are] these?”
Deuteronomy 4:24for your God YHWH is a consuming fire—a zealous God.
Joshua 18:5and they have divided it into seven portions—Judah stays by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph stays by their border on the north—
2 Samuel 19:20for your servant has known that I have sinned; and behold, I have come today, first of all the house of Joseph, to go down to meet my lord the king.”
2 Chronicles 34:25because that they have forsaken Me, and make incense to other gods, so as to provoke Me with all the works of their hands, and My fury is poured out on this place, and it is not quenched.
Isaiah 1:31And the strong has been for tow, || And his work for a spark, || And both of them have burned together, || And there is none quenching!
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16
God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 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. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →