Amos 5:5
But seek not Beit-El, 1 nor enter into Gilgal, 1 and pass not to Be'er-Sheva; 1 for Gilgal shall surely go into golus, 1 and Beit-El shall come to naught. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4For thus saith Hashem unto Bais Yisroel: 1 Seek ye Me, and live; 1
Cross References
Genesis 26:23And he went up from there to Be'er-Sheva.
Leviticus 26:30And I will destroy your high places, and cut down chammaneichem (your pillars for worshiping the sun), and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and My Nefesh shall abhor you.
Joshua 5:9And Hashem said unto Yehoshua, This day galloti (have I rolled away) the reproach of Mitzrayim from off you. Therefore the shem of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
1 Samuel 11:14Then said Shmuel to HaAm, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the Meluchah (kingdom) there.
Job 8:22They that hate thee shall be clothed with bushah (shame), 1 and the ohel resha'im shall be no more.
Isaiah 8:10Consult etzah (counsel, plan), and it shall come to naught; 1 speak the davar, and it shall not stand; 1 for Immanu El (G-d is with us).
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 →