Amos 5
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Amos 5:4-8

4For thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 unto the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, SeekH1875 ye me, and ye shall liveH2421: 5But seekH1875 not Beth–elH1008, nor enterH935 into GilgalH1537, and passH5674 not to Beer–shebaH884: for GilgalH1537 shall surelyH1540 go into captivityH1540, and Beth–elH1008 shall come to noughtH205. 6SeekH1875 YhwhH3068, and ye shall liveH2421; lest he break outH6743 like fireH784 in the houseH1004 of JosephH3130, and devourH398 it, and there be none to quenchH3518 it in Beth–elH1008. 7Ye who turnH2015 judgmentH4941 to wormwoodH3939, and leave offH3240 righteousnessH6666 in the earthH776, 8Seek him that makethH6213 the seven starsH3598 and OrionH3685, and turnethH2015 the shadow of deathH6757 into the morningH1242, and maketh the dayH3117 darkH2821 with nightH3915: that callethH7121 for the watersH4325 of the seaH3220, and poureth them outH8210 upon the faceH6440 of the earthH776: YhwhH3068 is his nameH8034:

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