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Amos 7:9

IsaacJeroboam
Judgment

7 This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.

8 “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:

The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

11 for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”
KJV
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
WEB
The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
ASV
and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
DARBY
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolated, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will arise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
BLB
And the high places of Isaac will be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
ÅB
Isaks offerhauger skal ødelegges, og Israels helligdommer synke i grus, og jeg vil reise meg med sverdet mot Jeroboams hus.
OTB
Høydestedene til Isak skal bli ødelagt,
og Israels helligdommer skal bli ruinert;
jeg vil reise meg mot Jeroboams hus med sverdet.”
B1930
Isaks offerhauger skal ødelegges, og Israels helligdommer synke i grus, og jeg vil reise mig med sverdet mot Jeroboams hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 15:8–10

    In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.

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  • Genesis 46:1

    So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

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  • Amos 5:5

    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.

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  • Isaiah 63:18

    For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.

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  • Amos 8:14

    Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

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  • Leviticus 26:30–31

    I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.

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  • Amos 3:14

    On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.

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  • Genesis 26:23–25

    From there Isaac went up to Beersheba,

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