Amos 9:2

Amos 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
• New International Version (NIV)Though they dig down to the depths below, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens above, from there I will bring them down.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Though they dig into hell, From there My hand shall take them; Though they climb up to heaven, From there I will bring them down;

Context of Amos 9:2

1I saw [in a vision] the Lord standing at the altar, and He said, “Destroy the capitals (tops) of the pillars so that the thresholds will shake, And break them on the heads of all of the people! Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword; They will not have a fugitive who will get away, Or a survivor who will escape. Though they dig into Sheol [to hide in the deepest pit], From there My hand will take them [for judgment]; And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light], From there will I bring them down [for judgment]. 3Though they hide on the summit of [Mount] Carmel, I will track them down and take them from there; And though they hide from My sight on the floor of the sea, From there I shall command the serpent and it will bite them. 4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I shall command the sword to kill them, And I will set My eyes against them for evil (judgment, punishment) and not for good [that is, not for correction leading to restoration].”

Amos 9:2 word by word

אִם־יַחְתְּר֣וּ בִשְׁא֔וֹל מִשָּׁ֖ם יָדִ֣י תִקָּחֵ֑ם וְאִֽם־יַעֲלוּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִשָּׁ֖ם אוֹרִידֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Though they digחָתַרchâthar · to digH2864
• into hellשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• thence shall mine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• them; though they climb upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• thence will I bring them downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381

Cross-references for Amos 9:2

• Job 26:6Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God, And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].
• Psalms 139:7Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
• Isaiah 2:19They [the stricken, deprived of all in which they had trusted] will go into the caves of the rocks And into the holes of the ground [fleeing] From the terror and dread of the Lord And from the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth.
• Job 20:6Though his pride reaches the heavens And his head touches the clouds,
• Isaiah 14:13But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly In the remote parts of the north.
• Jeremiah 49:16As for Your terror, The pride and arrogance of your heart have deceived you, O you who live in the clefts of the rock (Sela also called Petra), Who hold and occupy the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle’s, I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 51:53“Though Babylon should ascend to the heavens, And though she should fortify her lofty stronghold, Yet destroyers will come on her from Me,” says the Lord.
• Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and your sockets, Was in you. They were prepared On the day that you were created.
• Obadiah 1:4Though you build [your nest] on high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
• Luke 10:18He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like [a flash of] lightning.

Commentaries on Amos 9:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Though they dig into hell - Though they should get into the deepest caverns; though they climb up to heaven - get to the most inaccessible heights; I will drag them up from the one, and pull them down from the other.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Height or depth are alike open to the Omnipresent God. The grave is not so awful as God. The sinner would gladly “dig through” into hell, bury himself, the living among the dead, if so he could escape the sight of God. But thence, God says, “My hand shall take them,” to place them in His presence, to receive their sentence. Or if, like the rebel angels, they could “place” their “throne amid the stars Isaiah 14:12-14 of God thence will I bring them down,”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2to Sheol: In the Old Testament, Sheol is a place under the earth where the dead live.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Though they dig into hell--though they hide ever so deeply in the earth (Psa 139:8). though they climb up to heaven--though they ascend the greatest heights (Job 20:6, 7; Jr 51:53; Ob 4).Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 9:2

• God Continued...
• Hell
• Judgments
• Readings, Select
• Sin
• Suicide
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Raise
• Amos (1)
• Decease, in the Old Testament and Apocyphra
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Omnipotence
• Omnipresence
• Sheol

Commentaries on Amos 9

• 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