Christian Standard Bible
Amos 9:5
5The Lord, the God of Armies — he touches the earth; it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn; all of it rises like the Nile and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.
Amos 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord, the Lord Almighty— he touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn; the whole land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt;
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord God of hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, And all who dwell there mourn; All of it shall swell like the River, And subside like the River of Egypt.
Context of Amos 9:5
3If they hide on the top of Carmel, from there I will track them down and seize them; if they conceal themselves from my sight on the sea floor, from there I will command the sea serpent to bite them. 4And if they are driven by their enemies into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good. The Lord, the God of Armies — he touches the earth; it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn; all of it rises like the Nile and subsides like the Nile of Egypt. 6He builds his upper chambers in the heavens and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out over the surface of the earth. The Lord is his name. 7Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me? This is the Lord’s declaration. Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
Read all of Amos 9Amos 9:5 word by word
וַאדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה הַצְּבָא֗וֹת הַנּוֹגֵ֤עַ בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ וַתָּמ֔וֹג וְאָבְל֖וּ כָּל־י֣וֹשְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְעָלְתָ֤ה כַיְאֹר֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה כִּיאֹ֥ר מִצְרָֽיִםRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- he that touchethנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and it shall meltמוּגmûg · to meltH4127
- and all that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- therein shall mournאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
- and it shall rise upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- wholly like a floodיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
- and shall be drownedשָׁקַעshâqa‛ · to sinkH8257
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
Cross-references for Amos 9:5
- Psalms 46:6Nations rage, kingdoms topple; the earth melts when he lifts his voice.
- Psalms 144:5Lord, part your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
- Isaiah 64:1If only you would tear the heavens open and come down, so that mountains would quake at your presence —
- Micah 1:3Look, the Lord is leaving his place and coming down to trample the heights of the earth.
- Nahum 1:6Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before him.
- Habakkuk 3:10The mountains see you and shudder; a downpour of water sweeps by. The deep roars with its voice and lifts its waves high.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and one seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
- Amos 8:8Because of this, won’t the land quake and all who dwell in it mourn? All of it will rise like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.
- Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? Because of the evil of its residents, animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”
- Hosea 4:3For this reason the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes, along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky; even the fish of the sea disappear.
- Psalms 32:6Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you immediately. When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him.
- Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their pounding waves.
- Isaiah 8:7the Lord will certainly bring against them the mighty rushing water of the Euphrates River — the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will overflow its channels and spill over all its banks.
- Matthew 7:27The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. It collapsed with a great crash.”
Commentaries on Amos 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Lord God of hosts is he - So powerful is he that a touch of his hand shall melt or dissolve the land, and cause all its inhabitants to mourn. Here is still a reference to the earthquake. See the note Amos 8:8, where the same images are used.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And who is He who should do this? God, at whose command are all creatures. This is the hope of His servants; from where Hezekiah begins his prayer, “Lord of hosts, God of Israel” Isaiah 37:16. This is the hopelessness of His enemies. “That toucheth the land” or “earth, and it shall melt,” rather, “hath melted.” His Will and its fulfillment are one. “He spake, and it was; He commanded and it stood fast” Psalm 33:9. His Will is first, as the cause of what…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Amos uses a third hymn fragment (also Amos 4:13; 5:8–9) to remind Israel that God rules over everything.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. As Amos had threatened that nowhere should the Israelites be safe from the divine judgments, he here shows God's omnipotent ability to execute His threats. So in the case of the threat in Am 8:8, God is here stated to be the first cause of the mourning of "all that dwell" in the land, and of its rising "like a flood, and of its being "drowned, as by the flood of Egypt."Read the comment
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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
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