God & Savior

Amos 5:6

Seek 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.
Amos 5:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

דִּרְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וִֽחְי֑וּ פֶּן־יִצְלַ֤ח כָּאֵשׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף וְאָכְלָ֥ה וְאֵין־מְכַבֶּ֖ה לְבֵֽית־אֵֽל׃

  1. דִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.Shu“seek”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. וִֽחְי֑וּvich.Yu“and live”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  5. פֶּן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  6. יִצְלַ֤חyitz.Lach“he should rush”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָלַח · “to rush” · Strong's H6743A
  7. כָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'Esh“like <the> fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  8. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  9. יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  10. וְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.Lah“and it will consume”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  11. וְאֵין־ve.'ein-“and not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  12. מְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.Beh“[one who] extinguishes [it]”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּבָה · “to quench” · Strong's H3518
  13. לְבֵֽית־le.veit-“[will belong] to Beth-”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  14. אֵֽל׃'El“-el”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)