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

9Isaac’s high places will be deserted, and Israel’s sanctuaries will be in ruins; I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with a sword.” 10Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words, for Amos has said this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.’” 12Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living and give your prophecies there, 13but don’t ever prophesy at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”

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 26:9How dare you prophesy in the name of the Lord, ‘This temple will become like Shiloh and this city will become an uninhabited ruin’!” Then all the people crowded around Jeremiah at the Lord’s temple.
• Jeremiah 28:10The prophet Hananiah then took the yoke bar from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.
• Acts 6:14For we heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
• Amos 7:9Isaac’s high places will be deserted, and Israel’s sanctuaries will be in ruins; I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with a sword.”
• Psalms 56:5They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts against me are evil.
• Matthew 26:61stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
• Amos 6:7Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end.
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. He deported the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, along the Habor (Gozan’s river), 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