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The Lord speaks to the people of Israel. He says,

“Look to me and live.
    Do not look to Bethel.
Do not go to Gilgal.
    Do not travel to Beersheba.
The people of Gilgal will be taken away as prisoners.
    Nothing will be left of Bethel.”

Israel, look to the Lord and live.
    If you don’t, he will sweep through
    the tribes of Joseph like a fire.
It will burn everything up.
    And Bethel won’t have anyone to put it out.

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This is what the Lord says to Israel:

“Seek(A) me and live;(B)
    do not seek Bethel,
do not go to Gilgal,(C)
    do not journey to Beersheba.(D)
For Gilgal will surely go into exile,
    and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.[a](E)
Seek(F) the Lord and live,(G)
    or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire;(H)
it will devour them,
    and Bethel(I) will have no one to quench it.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:5 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see Hosea 4:15.