Amos

Amos 5:5–6

⁵Do 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

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.

Footnotes

a 5:5 Hebrew to Aven, a reference to Beth-aven, a derogatory term for Bethel; see Hosea 4:15|HOS 4:15.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	וְאַֽל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
seek	תִּדְרְשׁוּ֙	tiḏ·rə·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1875 resort to, seek
Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
or go	תָבֹ֔אוּ	ṯā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Gilgal	וְהַגִּלְגָּל֙	wə·hag·gil·gāl	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
journey	תַעֲבֹ֑רוּ	ṯa·‘ă·ḇō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to Beersheba	שֶׁ֖בַע	še·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Gilgal	הַגִּלְגָּל֙	hag·gil·gāl	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
will surely go into exile	גָּלֹ֣ה	gā·lōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1540 uncover, remove
and Bethel	אֵ֖ל	’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
will come	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to nothing	לְאָֽוֶן׃	lə·’ā·wen	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Seek	דִּרְשׁ֥וּ	dir·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1875 resort to, seek
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and live	וִֽחְי֑וּ	wiḥ·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2421 live
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
He will sweep	יִצְלַ֤ח	yiṣ·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6743 rush
like fire	כָּאֵשׁ֙	kā·’êš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
through the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
it will devour everything	וְאָכְלָ֥ה	wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
with no one	וְאֵין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
at Bethel	אֵֽל׃	’êl	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
to extinguish it	מְכַבֶּ֖ה	mə·ḵab·beh	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 5:5 Hosea 4:15 · Amos 8:14 · Amos 4:4 · Genesis 21:33 · Revelation 18:17 · Amos 7:17 · 1 Corinthians 2:6 · 1 Corinthians 1:28

Amos 5:6 Isaiah 55:6 · Ezekiel 20:47–48 · Ezekiel 33:11 · Amos 5:4 · Amos 5:14 · Mark 9:43–48 · Genesis 48:8–20 · Zechariah 10:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.