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Amos 9:3

Carmel
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.

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

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.

5 And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood 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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  • Jeremiah 16:16

    Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

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  • Jeremiah 23:23–24

    Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

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  • Job 34:22

    There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

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  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

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  • Psalms 139:9–11

    If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

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  • Amos 1:2

    And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

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