Amos 7:11

Amos 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
• New International Version (NIV)For this is what Amos is saying: “ ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus Amos has said, "'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, And Israel shall surely be led away captive From their own land.’ ”

Context of Amos 7:11

9And the [idolatrous] high places of Isaac (Israel) will be devastated and deserted, And the sanctuaries of Israel will be in ruins. Then I shall rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword [and destroy the monarchy].” 10Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel [site of the golden calf shrine], sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. For in this way Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’ ” 12Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go, you seer, run for your life [from Israel] to the land of Judah [your own country] and eat bread and live as a prophet there! 13But do not prophesy any longer at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal residence.”

Amos 7:11 word by word

כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר עָמ֔וֹס בַּחֶ֖רֶב יָמ֣וּת יָרָבְעָ֑ם וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּלֹ֥ה יִגְלֶ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thus Amosעָמוֹס‛âmôs · AmosH5986
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall surelyגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• out of their own landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127

Cross-references for Amos 7:11

• Jeremiah 26:9Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh [after the ark of the Lord had been taken by our enemies] and this city [Jerusalem] will be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered around Jeremiah in the [outer area of the] house of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 28:10Then Hananiah the [false] prophet took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and smashed it.
• Acts 6:14for we have heard him say that this Jesus the Nazarene will tear down this place and will change the traditions and customs which Moses handed down to us.”
• Amos 7:9And the [idolatrous] high places of Isaac (Israel) will be devastated and deserted, And the sanctuaries of Israel will be in ruins. Then I shall rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword [and destroy the monarchy].”
• Psalms 56:5All day long they twist my words and say hurtful things; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
• Matthew 26:61and testified, “This man said, ‘I am able to tear down the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”
• Amos 6:7Therefore, they will now go into exile with the first of the captives, And the cultic revelry and banqueting of those who lounge around [on their luxurious couches] will pass away.
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried [the people of] Israel into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and in Habor, by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

Commentaries on Amos 7:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For thus Amos saith - Amos had said, “Thus saith the Lord;” he never fails to impress on them, whose words he is speaking. Amaziah, himself bound up in a system of falsehood and imposture, which, being a creature-worship, gave itself out as the worship of the true God, believed all besides to be fraud. Fraud always suspects fraud; the irreligious think devotion, holiness, saintliness to be hypocrisy: vice imagines virtue to be well-masked vice. The false…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best friends to both. Those who make gain their godliness, and are governed by the hopes of wealth and preferment, are ready to think these the most powerful motives with others also. But those who have a warrant from God, like Amos, ought not to fear the face…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Amaziah misunderstood Amos's words, thinking they threatened Jeroboam's life. Amos was urging the people to repent, not rebel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Jeroboam shall die, &c.--Amos had not said this: but that "the house of Jeroboam" should fall "with the sword" (Am 7:9). But Amaziah exaggerates the charge, to excite Jeroboam against him. The king, however, did not give ear to Amaziah, probably from religious awe of the prophet of Jehovah.Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 7:11

• Accusation, False
• Amaziah
• Amos
• Jeroboam
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Amos
• Israel
• Jeroboam
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Amaziah
• Arise
• Contend
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on Amos 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings