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For Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> Don’t worship at the pagan altars at Bethel; don’t go to the shrines at Gilgal or Beersheba. For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile, and the people of Bethel will be reduced to nothing.” <a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nothing.” <a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a> But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. <a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a> But do not seek Bethel, Nor enter Gilgal, Nor pass over to Beersheba; For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing. <a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “But do not resort to Bethel And do not come to Gilgal, Nor cross over to Beersheba; For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity And Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But do not resort to Bethel And do not come to Gilgal, Nor cross over to Beersheba; For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity And Bethel will come to trouble. <a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But do not resort to Bethel, And do not come to Gilgal, Nor cross over to Beersheba; For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity, And Bethel will come to trouble. <a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But do not seek Bethel, And do not come to Gilgal, Nor cross over to Beersheba; For Gilgal will certainly go into exile, And Bethel will become evil. <a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “But do not resort to Bethel [to worship the golden calf] Nor enter [idolatrous] Gilgal, Nor cross over to Beersheba [and its idols]; For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity and exile, And Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal or journey to Beer-sheba, for Gilgal will certainly go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal or journey to Beer-sheba, for Gilgal will certainly go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> but 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. <a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't go to Gilgal or Bethel or even to Beersheba. Gilgal will be dragged away, and Bethel will end up as nothing." <a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> but 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. <a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But don't search [for me] at Bethel. Don't go to Gilgal. Don't travel to Beersheba. Gilgal will certainly go into exile. Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Do not go to Beersheba to worship. Do not try to find me at Bethel--Bethel will come to nothing. Do not go to Gilgal--her people are doomed to exile." <a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> but don't seek Bethel. Don't go to Gilgal, and don't pass over to Beer-sheba. Because Gilgal will surely go into captivity, and Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Do not seek Bethel! Do not visit Gilgal! Do not journey down to Beer Sheba! For the people of Gilgal will certainly be carried into exile; and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds." <a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but do not seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and do not pass to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing. <a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But 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 naught.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a> but don’t seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and don’t pass to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And do not seek Beth-El, and do not enter Gilgal, "" And do not pass through Beer-Sheba, "" For Gilgal utterly removes, "" And Beth-El becomes vanity. <a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And seek not Beth-El, and Gilgal enter not, And Beer-Sheba pass not through, For Gilgal doth utterly remove, And Beth-El doth become vanity. <a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye shall not seek the house of God, and to Gilgal ye shall not go: and to the well of the oath ye shall not pass over: for Gilgal being taken captive shall be carried away captive, and the house of God shall be for nothing.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgal, neither shall you pass over to Bersabee: for Galgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall be unprofitable. <a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But do not be willing to seek Bethel, and do not be willing to enter Gilgal, and you will not cross into Beer-sheba. For Gilgal will be led into captivity, and Bethel will be useless. <a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a> but do not seek Bethel; Do not come to Gilgal, and do not cross over to Beer-sheba; For Gilgal shall be led into exile and Bethel shall be no more. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nothing.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But do not seek 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. <a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you shall not seek for Bayth Eil and you shall not enter Galgala and you shall not pass on to Beersheba, because Galgala to be taken captive shall be taken captive, and Bayth Eil shall be as if it never existed<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But 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. <a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgala, and cross not over to the Well of the Oath: for Galgala shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall be as that which is not. <a href="/parallel/amos/5-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=735" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">A Call to Repentance</a> 4For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live! 5<a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: tiḏ·rə·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">or go</a> <a href="/hebrew/1537.htm" title="1537: wə·hag·gil·gāl (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Circle (of stones), the name of several places in Pal. The same as gilgal; Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.">to Gilgal;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ṯa·‘ă·ḇō·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">journey</a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: ū·ḇə·’êr Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: še·ḇa‘ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.">to Beersheba,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1537.htm" title="1537: hag·gil·gāl (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Circle (of stones), the name of several places in Pal. The same as gilgal; Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.">Gilgal</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gā·lōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">will surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: yiḡ·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">go into exile,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ū·ḇêṯ-From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">and Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: lə·’ā·wen (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">to nothing.</a> 6Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a> Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’ <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5</a> The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28-29</a> Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD. / Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places. <a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a> Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. <a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4</a> Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’ <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Jeremiah 48:13</a> Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel. <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a> “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ... <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a> Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-5</a> “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a> ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” <a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-24</a> Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ... <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">1 Corinthians 10:14</a> Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.seek.<a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Amos 4:4</a> Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:<a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a> Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.<a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Hosea 9:15</a> All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.Beer-sheba.<a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14</a> They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.<a href="/genesis/21-33.htm">Genesis 21:33</a> And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.Gilgal.and Beth-el.<a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.<a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30-32</a> And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Deuteronomy 28:41</a> Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.come.<a href="/job/8-22.htm">Job 8:22</a> They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.<a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Psalm 33:10</a> The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.<a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Isaiah 8:10</a> Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/11-30.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-30.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Gilgal</a> <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-37.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Reduced</a> <a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Resort</a> <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/amos/4-2.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/hosea/10-15.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/micah/6-5.htm">Gilgal</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jonah/3-3.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/amos/6-13.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/amos/6-13.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Reduced</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/matthew/23-7.htm">Resort</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div>1. <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a> 4. <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a> 21. <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It was one of the two locations where Jeroboam I set up golden calves (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-29</a>). The command not to seek Bethel underscores the rejection of false worship and the need to return to true worship of Yahweh. Bethel, meaning "house of God," ironically became a center of idol worship, highlighting the spiritual decline of Israel.or go to Gilgal Gilgal was another important religious site, initially a place of significance during the conquest of Canaan (<a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Joshua 4:19-20</a>). However, over time, it became associated with idolatrous practices (<a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a>). The warning against going to Gilgal emphasizes the futility of seeking God in places where His presence has been replaced by false worship. This reflects the broader theme of the prophets calling Israel back to genuine faithfulness.do not journey to Beersheba Beersheba, located in the southern part of Judah, was a patriarchal site linked to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (<a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31-33</a>; 26:23-25; 28:10). Despite its historical significance, the journey to Beersheba for worship was discouraged, indicating that even places with a rich spiritual heritage could become centers of empty ritualism. This serves as a reminder that true worship is not about location but about the heart's posture towards God.for Gilgal will surely go into exile The prophecy of Gilgal going into exile reflects the impending judgment on Israel due to their unfaithfulness. This exile was fulfilled when the Assyrians conquered the Northern Kingdom in 722 BC (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>). The mention of exile serves as a warning of the consequences of persistent idolatry and disobedience, reinforcing the call to repentance.and Bethel will come to nothing Bethel's fate of coming to nothing signifies the ultimate futility of idolatry. Despite its religious prominence, Bethel's idolatrous practices led to its downfall. This echoes the biblical theme that false gods and idols are powerless and lead to destruction (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>). The phrase also foreshadows the complete desolation that would come upon Israel due to their spiritual infidelity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant religious site in Israel, known for its association with Jacob and later as a center of idol worship. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a> Another important religious site, initially a place of worship and remembrance but later associated with idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/b/beersheba.htm">Beersheba</a> A city in the southern part of Israel, also a site of pilgrimage and worship, but criticized for its idolatrous practices. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The impending judgment and removal of the Israelites from their land due to their unfaithfulness and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/avoid_idolatry.htm">Avoid Idolatry</a> The Israelites were warned against seeking God in places associated with idol worship. We must be vigilant in identifying and removing idols in our own lives, whether they be material possessions, relationships, or ideologies that take precedence over God. <a href="/topical/t/true_worship.htm">True Worship</a> God desires worship that is sincere and rooted in truth, not tied to specific locations or rituals. Our worship should be a reflection of our relationship with God, characterized by obedience and reverence. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The prophecy of exile serves as a reminder that disobedience to God’s commands leads to judgment. We are called to live in accordance with God’s will to avoid spiritual and moral decline. <a href="/topical/s/seek_god_himself.htm">Seek God Himself</a> The emphasis is on seeking God directly rather than through intermediaries or locations. Our relationship with God should be personal and direct, cultivated through prayer, study of Scripture, and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'by_my_spirit'_mean.htm">Where is Beersheba mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/where_is_beersheba_in_the_bible.htm">Where is Beersheba mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_amos_5_25_deny_wilderness_sacrifices.htm">Amos 5:25 - How can Amos assert that Israel did not offer sacrifices in the wilderness when Exodus and Leviticus detail extensive sacrificial ordinances?</a> <a href="/q/does_amos_5_18_contradict_hopeful_texts.htm">Amos 5:18 - If the 'Day of the Lord' is described here as darkness, does this contradict other biblical texts that portray it as a time of hope or victory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Seek.--The same word is used for the searching, or inquiring at idol shrines, which is here fervently condemned. Respecting Beersheba, see Note on <a href="/amos/8-14.htm" title="They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Your god, O Dan, lives; and, The manner of Beersheba lives; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.">Amos 8:14</a>. On Grilgal there is a play of words in the original, which it is impossible to express accurately in translation.Bethel shall come to nought.--Render (with Luther) Bethel (house of God) shall become Bethaven (house of vanity). The form Bethaven here is supported by the LXX., and appears to confirm the Masoretic reading of <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm" title="Though you, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not you to Gilgal, neither go you up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD lives.">Hosea 4:15</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm" title="The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.">Hosea 10:5</a>; and <a href="/amos/1-5.htm" title="I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holds the scepter from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, said the LORD.">Amos 1:5</a>, where other reasons incline critics to read On for Aven (see the passages).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Bethel... Gilgal. The scenes of idolatrous worship, where was no true seeking of God (see note on Amos 4:4). Beersheba. A spot about fifty miles southsouthwest of Jerusalem, the site of which has never been lost, and is marked to this day by seven much-frequented wells. As being one of the holy places celebrated in the history of the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31, 33</a>; <a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">Genesis 26:23</a>, etc.; Genesis 46:1), it had become a shrine of idolatrous worship, to which the Israelites resorted, though it lay far out of their territory (comp. <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14</a>). Gilgal shall surely go into captivity. There is in the Hebrew a play on the words here and in the following clause (Hag-gilgal galoh yigleh), which commentators have paralleled with such expressions as, Capua capietur, Cremona cremabitur, Paris perira, "London is undone." Or, taking Joshua's explanation of the name, we may say, "Roll-town shall be rolled away." Bethel shall some to nought. As Bethel, "House of God," had become Bethaven, "House of vanity" (see <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a>), as being the temple of an idol (comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4</a>), so the prophet, with allusion to this, says that "Bethel shall become aven" - vanity, nothingness, itself. No mention is made of the fate of Beersheba, because Amos has in view only the ten tribes, and the destiny of places beyond their territory is not here the object of his prediction; and indeed, when Israel was ruined, Beersheba escaped unharmed. <a href="/commentaries/amos/5-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Do not וְאַֽל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not seek תִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ (tiḏ·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship Bethel אֵ֔ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah or go תָבֹ֔אוּ (ṯā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to Gilgal; וְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ (wə·hag·gil·gāl) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no journey תַעֲבֹ֑רוּ (ṯa·‘ă·ḇō·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on to Beersheba, שֶׁ֖בַע (še·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_884.htm">Strong's 884: </a> Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Gilgal הַגִּלְגָּל֙ (hag·gil·gāl) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine will surely גָּלֹ֣ה (gā·lōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal go into exile, יִגְלֶ֔ה (yiḡ·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal and וּבֵֽית־ (ū·ḇêṯ-) 0 <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Bethel אֵ֖ל (’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah will come יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be to nothing. לְאָֽוֶן׃ (lə·’ā·wen) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:5 But don't seek Bethel nor enter into (Amo. 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