Amos 5:6

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Summary

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.

The house

There

Mark 9:43

Bible References

The house

You drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils. But you are not grieved because of the affliction of Joseph.

Then Israel saw Joseph's sons. He asked Joseph: Who are these boys? Joseph answered:

They will divide it into seven parts: Judah will abide in their border on the south, and the house of Joseph will abide in their border on the north.

The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel: and Jehovah was with them.

I know I was wrong and have sinned. That is why I wanted to be the first one from the northern tribes to meet you.

Jeroboam was a capable and responsible man. Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

Then say to them: 'This is what the Lord Jehovah says: I will take Joseph's stick, which is in Ephraim's hand, and the tribes of Israel associated with it, and I will put them with Judah's stick. I will make them into one stick. They will be one in my hand.'

I will strengthen the house of Judah. I will save the house of Joseph and I will bring them back. I will have mercy upon them; and they will be as though I had not cast them off. For I am Jehovah, their God, and I will hear them!

There

Strong people will become tinder for a fire. Their work will be the spark. Both of them will burn together. There will be no one to put out the fire.

Be circumcised by Jehovah, and get rid of the foreskins of your hearts (cleanse your hearts), people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you do not, my fury will blaze like a fire. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out. This is because of the evil you do.

Therefore the Lord Jehovah says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. It will burn and not be quenched.

Tell the forest in the Negev: 'Listen to the word of Jehovah. This is what the Lord Jehovah says: I am about to set fire to you to destroy all your green trees and all your dry trees. The blazing fire will not be put out. It will burn the whole land from the south to the north.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better to enter into life maimed then, having two hands to be destroyed in the ever-burning trash fires in the Valley of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna)