Amos 5:6
Context| NETBible | Seek the Lord so you can live! Otherwise he will break out 1 like fire against Joseph’s 2 family; 3 the fire 4 will consume and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel. 5 |
| XREF | Ge 48:8-20; Ex 22:6; Jos 18:5; Jud 1:22,23; 2Sa 19:20; 1Ki 11:28; Isa 1:31; Jer 4:4; Jer 7:20; Eze 20:47,48; Eze 33:11; Eze 37:19; Am 5:4; Am 6:6; Zec 10:6; Mr 9:43-48 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “rush.” The verb depicts swift movement. 2 sn Here Joseph (= Ephraim and Manasseh), as the most prominent of the Israelite tribes, represents the entire northern kingdom. 3 tn Heb “house.” 4 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been supplied in the translation for clarity. 5 tn Heb “to/for Bethel.” The translation assumes that the preposition indicates advantage, “on behalf of.” Another option is to take the preposition as vocative, “O Bethel.” |
