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Amos 9:3

Carmel
Judgment

1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

2 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.

Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

4 Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”

5 The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn— all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—

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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 hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
KJV
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:
WEB
Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hidden from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.
ASV
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 it shall bite them.
DARBY
and though they hide themselves on 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, there will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them;
BLB
And if they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search and will take them; and if they hide from My eyes at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them!
ÅB
om de skjuler seg på Karmels topp, skal jeg lete dem opp og hente dem derfra, og om de gjemmer seg for mine øyne på havets bunn, skal jeg kalle ormen fram, og den skal bite dem,
OTB
Om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel,
Vil jeg spore dem opp og ta dem derfra;
Og om de skjuler seg for mitt blikk på havets bunn,
Vil jeg befale slangen derfra, og den skal bite dem.
B1930
om de skjuler sig på Karmels topp, skal jeg lete dem op og hente dem derfra, og om de gjemmer sig for mine øine på havets bunn, skal jeg kalle ormen frem, og den skal bite dem,

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 16:16

    But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.

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  • Jeremiah 23:23–24

    “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

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  • Job 34:22

    There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

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  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

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  • Psalms 139:9–11

    If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,

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  • Amos 1:2

    He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

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