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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.

But seek {H1875} not Bethel {H1008}, nor enter {H935} into Gilgal {H1537}, and pass {H5674} not to Beersheba {H884}: for Gilgal {H1537} shall surely {H1540} go into captivity {H1540}, and Bethel {H1008} shall come to nought {H205}.

but don't seek Beit-El, or enter Gilgal or pass on into Be'er-Sheva; for Gilgal will certainly go into exile, and Beit-El will come to nothing."

Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.

but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

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Cross-References

  • Hosea 4:15 (7 votes)

    Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, [yet] let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

  • Amos 4:4 (6 votes)

    Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years:

  • Amos 8:14 (6 votes)

    They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

  • Genesis 21:33 (3 votes)

    ¶ And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

  • 1 Samuel 7:16 (2 votes)

    And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

  • Revelation 18:17 (2 votes)

    For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

  • Leviticus 26:30 (2 votes)

    And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.