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Amos 5:4

NETBible	The Lord says this to the family¹ of Israel: “Seek me² so you can live!
NIV © biblegateway Amo 5:4	This is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;
NASB © biblegateway Amo 5:4	For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, "Seek Me that you may live.
NLT © biblegateway Amo 5:4	Now this is what the LORD says to the family of Israel: "Come back to me and live!
MSG © biblegateway Amo 5:4	GOD's Message to the family of Israel: "Seek me and live.
BBE © SABDAweb Amo 5:4	For these are the words of the Lord to the children of Israel: Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have life:
NRSV © bibleoremus Amo 5:4	For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: Seek me and live;
NKJV © biblegateway Amo 5:4	For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek Me and live;
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KJV	For thus saith <0559> (8804) the LORD <03068> unto the house <01004> of Israel <03478>_, Seek <01875> (8798) ye me, and ye shall live <02421> (8798)_:
NASB © biblegateway Amo 5:4	For thus <03541> says <0559> the LORD <03068> to the house <01004> of Israel <03478> , "Seek <01875> Me that you may live <02421> .
LXXM	dioti <1360> CONJ tade <3592> D-APN legei <3004> V-PAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM prov <4314> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM oikon <3624> N-ASM israhl <2474> N-PRI ekzhthsate <1567> V-AAD-2P me <1473> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ zhsesye <2198> V-FMI-2P
NET [draft] ITL	The Lord <03068> says <0559> this <03541> to the family <01004> of Israel <03478> : “Seek <01875> me so you can live <02421> !
HEBREW	wyxw <02421> ynwsrd <01875> larvy <03478> tybl <01004> hwhy <03068> rma <0559> hk <03541> yk (5:4) <03588>

NETBible

The Lord says this to the family¹ of Israel: “Seek me² so you can live!

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “house.”

²sn The following verses explain what it meant to seek the Lord. Israel was to abandon the mere formalism and distorted view of God and reality that characterized religious activity at the worship sites, as well as the social injustice that permeated Israelite society. Instead the people were to repent and promote justice in the land. This call to seek the Lord echoes the challenge in 4:13 to prepare to meet him as he truly is.