Amos 5:4
For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
Amos 5:4 in other translations
| BSB | For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live! |
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| WEB | For the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live; |
| ASV | For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live; |
| YLT | For thus said Jehovah to the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live, |
| DARBY | For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live. |
| BBE | For these are the words of the Lord to the children of Israel: Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have life: |
| Webster | For thus saith the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: |
What does Amos 5:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 5:1-6
The convincing, awakening word must be heard and heeded, as well as words of comfort and peace; for whether we hear or forbear, the word of God shall take effect. The Lord still proclaims mercy to men, but they often expect deliverance from such self-invented forms as make their condemnation sure. While they refuse to come to Christ and to seek mercy in and by him, that they may live, the fire of Divine wrath breaks…
Amos 5:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Amos 5:4
- Zephaniah 2:3
Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
- Jeremiah 29:12-13
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
- Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Psalms 14:2
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
- Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Matthew 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
- Psalms 105:3-4
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
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.
- Lamentations 3:25-26
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
- Deuteronomy 30:1-8
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 them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: …
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Context
- Amos 5:3
For thus saith the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
- Amos 5:4
For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
- Amos 5:5
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.
Amos 5:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Empero así dice Jehová á la casa de Israel: Buscadme, y viviréis; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car ainsi dit l’ Éternel à la maison d’Israël: Cherchez-moi, et vous vivrez; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn so spricht Jehova zum Hause Israel: Suchet mich und lebet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quia hæc dicit Dominus domui Israël: Quærite me, et vivetis. |