John Gill Commentary Amos 5:4

"For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;" — Amos 5:4 (ASV)

For thus says the Lord unto the house of Israel^F1
Or "yet" {a}, notwithstanding all this, though such judgments were threatened and denounced, and such desolations should certainly come, in case of impenitence, and an obstinate continuance in a course of sin; yet hopes are given of finding mercy and kindness upon repentance and reformation, at least to the remnant of them; see (Amos 5:15) ;

seek you me ;
seek my fear, as the Targum; fear and reverence, serve and worship, the Lord God; return unto him by repentance; seek to him by prayer and supplication; acknowledge your sins, and humble yourselves before him, and implore his pardoning grace and mercy:

and you shall live ;
in your own land, and not be carried out of it; live comfortably, in great plenty of good things; and live spiritually, enjoying the favour of God, and his presence in his ordinances, and live eternally in the world to come.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F1: (yk) "attamen", Grotius.