The Lord speaks to the people of Israel. He says,“ Look to me and live.

耶和华向以色列家如此说：“你们要寻求我，就必存活。

耶和华向以色列家如此说：“你们要寻求我，就必存活。

耶和华向以色列家如此说：“你们要寻求我，就必存活。

耶和华对以色列家说：“你们要寻求我，才能存活。

耶和华对以色列家这样说：“寻求我，就必存活；

耶和華向以色列家如此說：你們要尋求我，就必存活。

耶和華向以色列家如此說：「你們要尋求我，就必存活。

耶和華向以色列家如此說：「你們要尋求我，就必存活。

耶和華對以色列家說：「你們要尋求我，才能存活。

耶和華對以色列家這樣說：“尋求我，就必存活；

因為永恆主向以色列家這麼說：『你們要尋求我、來活着；

故耶和華謂以色列家曰、爾其尋我則得生、

耶和華告以色列族云、求我則得生、

主諭以色列族云、爾曹求我則可得生、

This is what the Lord says to Israel:“ Seek me and live;

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:“ Seek me and live;

Now this is what the Lord says to the family of Israel:“ Come back to me and live!

For the LORD says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live!

For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel:“ Seek Me so that you may live.

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:“ Seek Me and live;

For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;

For the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek Me and live!

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

The LORD says this to the family of Israel:“ Seek me so you can live!

For Yahweh says to the house of Israel:“ Seek me, and you will live;

Azariah went out to meet Asa. He said to him,“ Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you really look for him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will desert you.

So look to him, all you people in the land who worship him faithfully. You always do what he commands you to do. Continue to do what is right. Don’t be proud. Then perhaps the Lord will keep you safe on the day he pours out his anger on the world.

Listen and come to me. Pay attention to me. Then you will live. I will make a covenant with you that will last forever. I will give you my faithful love. I promised it to David.

The Lord looks down from heaven on all people. He wants to see if there are any who understand. He wants to see if there are any who trust in God.

Then you will call out to me. You will come and pray to me. And I will listen to you.When you look for me with all your heart, you will find me.

Turn to the Lord before it’s too late. Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.

Praise him, because his name is holy. Let the hearts of those who trust in the Lord be glad.Seek the Lord and the strength he gives. Always seek him.

While he was still young, he began to worship the God of King David. It was the eighth year of Josiah’s rule. In his 12th year Josiah began to get rid of the high places in Judah and Jerusalem. He removed the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. He also removed the statues of other false gods.

Poor people will see it and be glad. The hearts of those who worship God will be strengthened.

I have told you about all these blessings and curses. The Lord your God will bring them on you. Then you will think carefully about the blessings and curses. You will think about them everywhere the Lord your God scatters you among the nations.You and your children will return to the Lord your God. You will obey him with all your heart and with all your soul. That will be according to everything I’m commanding you today.When all that happens, the Lord your God will bless you with great success again. He will be very kind to you. He’ll bring you back from all the nations where he scattered you.Suppose you have been forced to go away to the farthest land on earth. The Lord your God will bring you back even from there.He will bring you to the land that belonged to your people of long ago. You will take it over. He’ll make you better off than your people were. He’ll cause there to be more of you than there were of them.The Lord your God will keep you from being stubborn. He’ll do the same thing for your children and their children. Then you will love him with all your heart and with all your soul. And you will live.The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies. They hated you and hunted you down.You will obey the Lord again. You will obey all his commands that I’m giving you today.

The Lord is good to those who put their hope in him. He is good to those who look to him.It is good when people wait quietly for the Lord to save them.

“ My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. The door will be opened to the one who knocks.

Those who are poor will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek the Lord will praise him. May their hearts be filled with new hope!

My heart says,“ Seek him!” Lord, I will seek you.

Jehoshaphat was alarmed. So he decided to ask the Lord for advice. He told all the people of Judah to go without eating.

Israel, look to the Lord and live. If you don’t, he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire. It will burn everything up. And Bethel won’t have anyone to put it out.