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
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Study H3478 →Cross References
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 ...
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.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
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.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
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 ...
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
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.
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...
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
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