Amos
Amos 5:6
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.