Amos 5:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire [against] the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El.

English ASV

Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

English Amplified

Seek the Lord [inquire for and of Him and require Him] and you shall live, lest He rush down like fire upon the house of Joseph [representing the ten tribes] and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel [the center of their idol hopes].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Seek the Lord [inquire for and of Him and require Him] and you shall live, lest He rush down like fire upon the house of Joseph [representing the ten tribes] and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel [the center of their idol hopes].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Seek the Lord and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Seek the LORD and live, or he will spread like fire throughout the house of Joseph; it will consume everything with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and there be none to quench [it] in Bethel.

English EASY 2024

Return to the Lord and you will live. If you do not do that, he will come like fire to punish you. He will completely destroy Joseph's descendants. Bethel and all its people will burn. Nobody will be able to stop the fire.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Come to the Lord and live. If you don't go to him, a fire will start at Joseph's house, and no one in Bethel can stop it.

Seek the LORD and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Go to the Lord, and you will live. If you do not go, he will sweep down like fire on the people of Israel. The fire will burn up the people of Bethel, and no one will be able to put it out.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Search for the Lord and live! If you don't, he will spread like a fire through the house of Joseph and burn it down. Bethel will have no one to put it out.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Seek Yahweh and live, or He will spread like fire [throughout] the house of Joseph; it will consume [everything,] with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.

English KJV 1611

Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

English LSB

Seek Yahweh that you may live, Lest He come mightily like a fire, O house of Joseph, And it will consume with none to quench it for Bethel,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Seek the Lord and live, or He will break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Seek the LORD that you may live, Or He will break forth like a fire, O house of Joseph, And it will consume with none to quench it for Bethel,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Seek the LORD, that you may live, lest he come upon the house of Joseph like a fire That shall consume, with none to quench it for the house of Israel:

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Seek the LORD so you can live! Otherwise he will break out like fire against Joseph’s family; the fire will consume and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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

English NIV

Seek the LORD and live, or he will sweep through the house of Joseph like a fire; it will devour, and Bethel will have no one to quench it.

English NKJ 1982

Seek the Lord and live, Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And devour it, With no one to quench it in Bethel—

English NLT

Come back to the LORD and live! If you don't, he will roar through Israel like a fire, devouring you completely. Your gods in Bethel certainly won't be able to quench the flames!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Seek the LORD and live, or he will break out against the house of Joseph like fire, and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Come back to Yahweh and live, or he will sweep down like fire upon the people of Israel. The fire will burn at Bethel with no one there to put out the flames.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Seek the Lord and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Seek the Lord and live, or else he will sweep like fire through Israel and consume her, and none of the idols in Bethel can put it out.

English Tyndale 1537

Seek the LORD, that ye may live: lest the house of Joseph be brent with fire and consumed, and lest there be none to quench Bethel.

Amos 5:6 — Compare Translations