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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to Israel: &#8220Seek me and live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now this is what the LORD says to the family of Israel: “Come back to me and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, &#8220Seek Me that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, “Seek Me that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel, “Seek Me that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, “Seek Me [search diligently for Me and regard Me as more essential than food] so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD says to the house of Israel: Seek Me and live! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD keeps saying, "Israel, turn back to me and you will live! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to the nation of Israel: Search for me and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says to the people of Israel, "Come to me, and you will live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: 'Seek me and live,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: ?Seek Me and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD says this to the family of Israel: "Seek me so you can live! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thus saith the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus said YHWH to the house of Israel: “Seek Me, and live,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For thus said Jehovah to the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thus said Jehovah to the house of Israel: Seek ye me and live:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and you shall live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek me and you will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: Seek me, that you may live, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: Seek me and live;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: Seek me and you shall live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because thus says LORD JEHOVAH to those of the house of Israel: ’seek me for myself and live!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=729" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: dir·šū·nî (V-Qal-Imp-mp:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">“Seek Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wiḥ·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and live!</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a></span><br />You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29</a></span><br />But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-4.htm">Psalm 105:4</a></span><br />Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a></span><br />Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Zephaniah 2:3</a></span><br />Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-11.htm">1 Chronicles 16:11</a></span><br />Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Psalm 27:8</a></span><br />My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22</a></span><br />Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For thus said the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek you me, and you shall live:</p><p class="hdg">Seek.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Amos 5:6</a></b></br> Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour <i>it</i>, and <i>there be</i> none to quench <i>it</i> in Bethel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-8</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call <i>them</i> to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a></b></br> And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-26.htm">Psalm 22:26</a></b></br> The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-32.htm">Psalm 69:32</a></b></br> The humble shall see <i>this, and</i> be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-3.htm">Psalm 105:3,4</a></b></br> Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/amos/5-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Live</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/amos/4-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Live</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel:</b><br>This phrase establishes the divine authority of the message. The "LORD" refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, emphasizing His sovereignty and the seriousness of the message. The "house of Israel" indicates the northern kingdom, which had fallen into idolatry and injustice. This context is crucial as it highlights the covenant relationship between God and Israel, which they have violated. The prophetic tradition often involves God speaking directly to His people through prophets, and Amos serves as His mouthpiece here.<p><b>Seek Me and live!</b><br>"Seek Me" is a call to repentance and a return to God. In the Hebrew context, seeking God involves a wholehearted pursuit of His will and ways, contrasting with the idolatrous practices prevalent in Israel at the time. The imperative "live" suggests that life, in its fullest sense, is found in relationship with God. This echoes <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19-20</a>, where choosing life is equated with loving and obeying God. Theologically, this points to the idea that true life is spiritual and eternal, found only in God. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who in the New Testament is the way, the truth, and the life (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), offering eternal life to those who seek Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from Tekoa, a small town in Judah, who was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who calls His people to repentance and a relationship with Him, emphasizing His desire for their spiritual renewal and life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a></b><br>Refers to the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and injustice, and was being called back to faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>A significant religious center in the Northern Kingdom, often associated with idolatrous practices that Amos condemns in his prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_repentance.htm">Judgment and Repentance</a></b><br>The central themes of Amos's message, highlighting the impending judgment due to Israel's sins and the call to repentance as the path to life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_seek_god.htm">The Call to Seek God</a></b><br>God desires a relationship with His people, urging them to seek Him earnestly. This involves turning away from sin and idolatry and pursuing a life centered on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_life.htm">The Promise of Life</a></b><br>Seeking God is directly linked to life. This is not just physical survival but a spiritual vitality and fulfillment found in a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_as_a_pathway.htm">Repentance as a Pathway</a></b><br>True repentance involves a change of heart and direction, moving away from sin and towards God. It is a necessary step for experiencing the life God promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>Israel's prosperity led to spiritual complacency and moral decay. Believers today must guard against allowing comfort and success to lead them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_the_call.htm">The Urgency of the Call</a></b><br>The call to seek God is urgent. Delaying repentance can lead to missed opportunities for spiritual renewal and the blessings of life in God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_you_seek_me_and_live.htm">Will you seek me and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_response_to_wrong_requests.htm">Will you seek me and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_edom's_fate_in_the_bible.htm">What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">Seek . . . live.</span>--Search after God is rewarded by finding Him, and this is life in the highest sense.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - The more formal proof that Israel has merited her punishment here begins. In calling her to repentance the prophet contrasts God's requirements with her actual conduct. <span class="cmt_word">Seek ye me, and ye shall live</span>. Two imperatives: "Seek me, and (so) live;" duty and its reward. "Seek me in the appointed way, and ye shall be saved from destruction" (comp. <a href="/genesis/42-18.htm">Genesis 42:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the house</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel:</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Seek</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּרְשׁ֖וּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(dir·šū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me and live!</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽחְיֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wiḥ·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:4 For thus says Yahweh to the house (Amo. 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