Amo 5:5-6, 13, 16-17 | ESV | STEP | but do not seek Bethel , and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba ; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile , and Bethel shall come to nothing .

f[See ver. 4 above]

g[Isa. 9:18, 19]

h[See ver. 5 above]

i[Eccles. 3:7]

k[See ver. 14 above]

Amos 5:5-6

5 but do not seek ^aBethel,
and do not enter into ^bGilgal
or cross over to ^cBeersheba;
for ^dGilgal shall surely go into exile,
and ^eBethel shall come to nothing.”
6 ^fSeek the Lord and live,
^glest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and it devour, with none to quench it for ^hBethel,

Amos 5:13

13 Therefore he who is prudent will ⁱkeep silent in such a time,
^jfor it is an evil time.

Amos 5:16-17

16 Therefore thus says the Lord, ^kthe God of hosts, the Lord:

“In all the squares ^lthere shall be wailing,
and in all the streets they shall say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They shall call the farmers to mourning
and ^mto wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
17 and in all vineyards there shall be wailing,
for ⁿI will pass through your midst,”

says the Lord.