Amos 5:4

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

For

כֵּן

kên

H3652

so

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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unto the

בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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of

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl

H3478

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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ye me and ye shall

חָיָה

châyâh

H2421

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

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Key Terms in This Verse

Seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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live H2421

חָיָה châyâh

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

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thus H3652

כֵּן kên

so

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saith H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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house H1004

בַּיִת bayith

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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Israel H3478

יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2 cross-reference

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 ...

Zephaniah 2:3 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 14:2 cross-reference

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Isaiah 55:3 cross-reference

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.

Matthew 7:8 cross-reference

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

1 Chronicles 28:9 cross-reference

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 ...

2 Chronicles 20:3 cross-reference

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Psalm 69:32 cross-reference

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Amos 5:6 cross-reference

Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

2 Chronicles 34:3 cross-reference

For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and...

Psalm 22:26 cross-reference

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Psalm 27:8 cross-reference

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

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