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Amos 9

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 9

1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar. And He said, Strike the capital, and the thresholds will shake; and cut them off on the head of all of them. And I will kill the last of them with the sword. Fleeing not one of them will flee, and not a fugitive of them will escape.

2 And if they dig through into Sheol, from there My hand will take them. And if they go up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.

3 And if they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there. And if they hide from My eyes in the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and he will bite them.

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Chapter Summary

The certainty of the desolation. The restoring of the tabernacle of David.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבֵּחַ altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
חֶ֫רֶב sword H2719 · TWOT 732a
שְׁאוֹל Sheol H7585 · TWOT 2303c
כְּבָרָה sieve H3531 · TWOT 948b
סֻכָּה booth (of David) H5521 · TWOT 1492d
שְׁאֵרִית remnant H7611 · TWOT 2307b

Cross-References

People & Context

Amos

The prophet who sees Jehovah standing by the altar and receives the vision of judgment and restoration.

David

The fallen booth of David that Jehovah promises to raise up and rebuild as in days of old.

Timeline

Vision of the Altar and Command to Destroy

Amos sees the Lord standing by the altar, commanding to strike the capitals to shake the thresholds and kill all the people with the sword.

Amos 9:1
Jehovah Prophesies Inescapable Pursuit

Jehovah declares none can escape His judgment, tracking them down from Sheol, heavens, Carmel, the bottom of the sea, and exile.

Amos 9:2-4
Jehovah Demonstrates His Sovereign Power

The Lord Jehovah of Hosts describes His power over the earth, causing it to melt and rise like the Nile, and pouring seawaters on the earth.

Amos 9:5-6

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