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"Seek Me that You May Live"

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Amo 5:1 - Hear ye^H8085 this^H2088 word^H1697 which^H834 I^H595 take up^H5375 against you,^H5921 even a lamentation,^H7015 O house^H1004 of Israel.^H3478

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Amo 5:2 - The virgin^H1330 of Israel^H3478 is fallen;^H5307 she shall^H3254^➔ no^H3808 more^➔^H3254 rise:^H6965 she is forsaken^H5203 upon^H5921 her land;^H127 there is none^H369 to raise her up.^H6965

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Amo 5:3 - For^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 The city^H5892 that went out^H3318 by a thousand^H505 shall leave^H7604 an hundred,^H3967 and that which went forth^H3318 by an hundred^H3967 shall leave^H7604 ten,^H6235 to the house^H1004 of Israel.^H3478

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Amo 5:4 - For^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 unto the house^H1004 of Israel,^H3478 Seek ye me,^H1875 and ye shall live:^H2421

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Amo 5:5 - But^H408^➔ seek^H1875 not^➔^H408 Bethel,^H1008^H1008 nor^H3808 enter^H935 into Gilgal,^H1537 and^H884^➔ pass^H5674 not^H3808 to Beersheba:^➔^H884^H884 for^H3588 Gilgal^H1537 shall^H1540^➔ surely^H1540 go into captivity,^➔^H1540 and Bethel^H1008^H1008 shall come^H1961 to nought.^H205

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Amo 5:6 - Seek^H1875 the LORD,^H3068 and ye shall live;^H2421 lest^H6435 he break out^H6743 like fire^H784 in the house^H1004 of Joseph,^H3130 and devour^H398 it, and^H369^➔ there be none^➔^H369 to quench^H3518 it in Bethel.^H1008

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Amo 5:7 - Ye who turn^H2015 judgment^H4941 to wormwood,^H3939 and^H6666^➔ leave off^H3240 righteousness^➔^H6666 in the earth,^H776

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Amo 5:8 - Seek him that maketh^H6213 the seven stars^H3598 and Orion,^H3685 and turneth^H2015 the shadow of death^H6757 into the morning,^H1242 and^H3117^➔ maketh^H2821^➔ the day^➔^H3117 dark^➔^H2821 with night:^H3915 that calleth^H7121 for the waters^H4325 of the sea,^H3220 and poureth them out^H8210 upon^H5921 the face^H6440 of the earth:^H776 The LORD^H3068 is his name:^H8034

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Amo 5:9 - That strengtheneth^H1082 the spoiled^H7701 against^H5921 the strong,^H5794 so that the spoiled^H7701 shall come^H935 against^H5921 the fortress.^H4013

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Amo 5:10 - They hate^H8130 him that rebuketh^H3198 in the gate,^H8179 and^H1696^➔ they abhor^H8581 him that speaketh^➔^H1696 uprightly.^H8549

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Amo 5:11 - Forasmuch^H3282 therefore^H3651 as your treading^H1318 is upon^H5921 the poor,^H1800 and^H4864^➔ ye take^H3947 from him^H4480 burdens^➔^H4864 of wheat:^H1250 ye have built^H1129 houses^H1004 of hewn stone,^H1496 but^H3808^➔ ye shall^H3427^➔ not^➔^H3808 dwell^➔^H3427 in them; ye have planted^H5193 pleasant^H2531 vineyards,^H3754 but^H3808^➔ ye shall^H8354^➔ not^➔^H3808 drink^➔^H8354 wine of them.^H3196

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Amo 5:12 - For^H3588 I know^H3045 your^H6588^➔ manifold^H7227 transgressions^➔^H6588 and^H6099^➔ your^H2403^➔ mighty^➔^H6099 sins:^➔^H2403 they afflict^H6887 the just,^H6662 they take^H3947 a bribe,^H3724 and^H34^➔ they turn aside^H5186 the poor^➔^H34 in the gate^H8179 from their right.

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Amo 5:13 - Therefore^H3651 the prudent^H7919 shall keep silence^H1826 in^H6256^➔ that^H1931 time;^➔^H6256 for^H3588 it^H1931 is an^H6256^➔ evil^H7451 time.^➔^H6256

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Amo 5:14 - Seek^H1875 good,^H2896 and not^H408 evil,^H7451 that^H4616 ye may live:^H2421 and^H1961^➔ so^H3651 the LORD,^H3068 the God^H430 of hosts,^H6635 shall be^➔^H1961 with you,^H854 as^H834 ye have spoken.^H559

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Amo 5:15 - Hate^H8130 the evil,^H7451 and love^H157 the good,^H2896 and establish^H3322 judgment^H4941 in the gate:^H8179 it may be that^H194 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635 will be gracious^H2603 unto the remnant^H7611 of Joseph.^H3130

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Amo 5:16 - Therefore^H3651 the LORD,^H3068 the God^H430 of hosts,^H6635 the Lord,^H136 saith^H559 thus;^H3541 Wailing^H4553 shall be in all^H3605 streets;^H7339 and^H3605^➔ they shall say^H559 in all^➔^H3605 the highways,^H2351 Alas!^H1930 alas!^H1930 and they shall call^H7121 the husbandman^H406 to^H413 mourning,^H60 and^H4553^➔ such as are skilful^H3045 of lamentation^H5092 to wailing.^➔^H4553

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Amo 5:17 - And in all^H3605 vineyards^H3754 shall be wailing:^H4553 for^H3588 I will pass^H5674 through thee,^H7130 saith^H559 the LORD.^H3068

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Amo 5:18 - Woe^H1945 unto you that desire^H183 the day^H3117 of the LORD!^H3068 to what end^H4100 is it^H2088 for you? the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is darkness,^H2822 and not^H3808 light.^H216

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Amo 5:19 - As if^H834 a man^H376 did flee^H5127 from^H6440 a lion,^H738 and^H6293^➔ a bear^H1677 met him;^➔^H6293 or went^H935 into the house,^H1004 and leaned^H5564 his hand^H3027 on^H5921 the wall,^H7023 and^H5391^➔ a serpent^H5175 bit him.^➔^H5391

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Amo 5:20 - Shall not^H3808 the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 be darkness,^H2822 and not^H3808 light?^H216 even very dark,^H651 and no^H3808 brightness^H5051 in it?

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Amo 5:21 - I hate,^H8130 I despise^H3988 your feast days,^H2282 and^H3808^➔ I will^H7306^➔ not^➔^H3808 smell^➔^H7306 in your solemn assemblies.^H6116

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Amo 5:22 - Though^H3588 ye offer^H5927 me^H589 burnt offerings^H5930 and your meat offerings,^H4503 I will^H7521^➔ not^H3808 accept^➔^H7521 them: neither^H3808 will I regard^H5027 the peace offerings^H8002 of your fat beasts.^H4806

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Amo 5:23 - Take thou away^H5493 from me^H5921 the noise^H1995 of thy songs;^H7892 for^H2172^➔ I will^H8085^➔ not^H3808 hear^➔^H8085 the melody^➔^H2172 of thy viols.^H5035

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Amo 5:24 - But let^H1556^➔ judgment^H4941 run down^➔^H1556 as waters,^H4325 and righteousness^H6666 as a^H5158^➔ mighty^H386 stream.^➔^H5158

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Amo 5:25 - Have ye offered^H5066 unto me^H589 sacrifices^H2077 and offerings^H4503 in the wilderness^H4057 forty^H705 years,^H8141 O house^H1004 of Israel?^H3478

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Amo 5:26 - But ye have borne^H5375 the tabernacle^H5522 of your Moloch^H4432 and^H853 Chiun^H3594 your images,^H6754 the star^H3556 of your god,^H430 which^H834 ye made^H6213 to yourselves.

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Amo 5:27 - Therefore will I cause^H1540^➔ you^H853 to go into captivity^➔^H1540 beyond^H1973 Damascus,^H1834 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 whose name^H8034 is The God^H430 of hosts.^H6635

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