Amos 5:6

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 Beth–el.

Cross-references

Amos 5:4 Parallel

In Amos 5:4, the same command 'Seek me and live' is given; 5:6 expands the call with a warning of fire.

Amos 5:15 Parallel

Amos 5:15 defines seeking the Lord as hating evil and loving good, showing the practical outworking of the command in verse 6.

Amos 7:4 Parallel

Amos 7:4 depicts a vision of fire judgment, illustrating the divine fire threatened in verse 6.

Amos 6:6 Parallel

In Amos 6:6, the 'ruin of Joseph' is ignored by the indulgent — while 5:6 warns the tribes of Joseph to seek God. Both address Joseph as the northern kingdom.

Mark 9:43-48 quotes 'their fire is not quenched' from Isaiah, applying the same unquenchable fire image to eternal judgment in Gehenna.

Isaiah 1:31 Allusion

Isaiah 1:31 uses identical language of unquenchable fire — 'none to quench' — reinforcing the image of divine judgment on the unrepentant.

Jeremiah 4:4 warns that God's wrath will burn like fire with none to quench it, directly echoing Amos's call to seek the Lord to live.

Jeremiah 7:20 Related theme

Jeremiah 7:20 speaks of God's anger poured out as fire that will not be quenched — same unquenchable judgment motif as Amos.

Ezekiel 20:47 describes a fire kindled by the Lord that will not be quenched, mirroring Amos's fire that consumes with none to quench.

Ezekiel 20:48 concludes that all will see this unquenchable fire is from the Lord — reinforcing Amos's warning that it is God's judgment.

In Ezekiel 33:11, God similarly urges sinners to turn and live — both emphasize God's desire for repentance rather than death.

2 Kings 18:11 Historical context

2 Kings 18:11 records the Assyrian exile of Israel — the historical fulfillment of the judgment Amos warned would come like unquenchable fire.

Hosea 10:12 Parallel

Hosea 10:12 uses the same phrase 'seek the Lord' and promises righteousness, expanding the reward of seeking God.

Isaiah 55:6 Parallel

Isaiah 55:6 urges seeking the Lord 'while he may be found', directly paralleling the urgency of Amos's call to seek and live.

In 1 Chronicles 16:11, the same call to 'seek the Lord' appears in praise, reinforcing the urgency of seeking God's presence.

Jeremiah 48:13 Historical context

Jeremiah 48:13 links Bethel with shame from false gods, explaining why Bethel cannot quench the fire — its confidence is misplaced.

Judges 1:22 Contrast

In Judges 1:22, the tribes of Joseph conquer Bethel with God's help — ironic contrast to Amos where Bethel is consumed by fire as judgment.

Isaiah 51:1 Parallel

Isaiah 51:1 calls those who 'seek the Lord' to look to their origins, echoing the same imperative with a different focus.

Acts 8:22 Parallel

Acts 8:22 calls for repentance and prayer for forgiveness, paralleling the turn-to-God-to-live theme in Amos.