amos 5:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

amos 5:4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, "Seek Me that you may live.

4. Seek ye me, and ye shall live--literally, "Seek . . . Me, and live." The second imperative expresses the certainty of "life" (escape from judgment) resulting from obedience to the precept in the first imperative. If they perish, it is their own fault; God would forgive, if they would repent (Isa 55:3, 6).

amos 5:4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, "Seek Me that you may live.

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