Amos 5:6
Seek ye Yahweh, and live,—lest he break forth, like a fire, upon the house of Joseph, and it devour with none to quench it, for Bethel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7Ye who turn, into, wormwood, justice, and, righteousness—to the ground have let fall.
Cross References
Genesis 48:8Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons,—and said—Who are these?
Deuteronomy 4:24seeing that as for Yahweh thy God, a consuming fire, he is,—a jealous GOD.
Joshua 18:5So shall they apportion it for themselves into seven parts,—Let, Judah, stay upon his boundary, on the south, and, the house of Joseph, stay upon their boundary, on the north,
2 Samuel 19:20For thy servant doth know, that, I, sinned, —lo! therefore, I have arrived to-day, as the first of all the house of Joseph, to come down to meet my lord the king.
2 Chronicles 34:25Because they have forsaken me, and burned incense unto other gods, so as to provoke me to anger, with all the works of their hands, therefore hath my wrath been poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
Isaiah 1:31Then shall the strong one become tow, And his work a spark,—And they shall both blaze together And there be none to quench the fire.
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 →