Amos 5:4

For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: Seek ye me, and ye shall live - Cease your rebellion against me; return to me with all your heart; and though consigned to death, ye shall be rescued and live. Deplorable as your case is, it is not utterly desperate.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Seek ye Me and ye shall live - Literally, “seek Me; and live.” Wonderful conciseness of the word of God, which, in two words, comprises the whole...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Seek... live. — Search after God is rewarded by finding Him, and this is life in the highest sense.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Israel's only Safety in Seeking the Lord
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, in a last attempt to save its people from themselves, Seek ye Me, in sincere worship of the one t...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ye shall live — It shall be well with you.

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

Related Commentaries of Amos 5:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Amos 5:4