Amos 5:6
“Seek Yahweh, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.”
— Amos 5:6
About this verse
Amos 5:6 comes from the book of Amos, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is northern israel. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophetic_ultimatum genre of biblical literature. Key themes include urgency of seeking, divine fire, life or judgment. Notable phrases: seek Yahweh and you will live; lest he break out like fire. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
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Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
seeking
Type
prophetic_ultimatum
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