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Amos 9:2

Judgment

1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

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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
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
KJV
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
WEB
Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.
ASV
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
DARBY
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;
BLB
If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and if they go up [to] the heavens, from there I will bring them down.
ÅB
Om de bryter seg inn i dødsriket, så skal min hånd hente dem derfra, og om de farer opp til himmelen, skal jeg styrte dem ned derfra;
OTB
Om de graver seg ned i dødsriket,
Derfra skal min hånd ta dem;
Og om de stiger opp til himmelen,
Derfra vil jeg føre dem ned.
B1930
Om de bryter sig inn i dødsriket, så skal min hånd hente dem derfra, og om de farer op til himmelen, skal jeg styrte dem ned derfra;

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 51:53

    Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

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  • Psalms 139:7–10

    Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

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  • Obadiah 1:4

    Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

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  • Luke 10:18

    And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

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  • Ezekiel 28:13–16

    Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

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  • Isaiah 14:13–16

    For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

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  • Jeremiah 49:16

    Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

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  • Job 20:6

    Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

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