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

^{5 Ref} But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

^{6 Ref} 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.