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

1Then I saw a vision of the Lord. He was standing beside the altar in the temple. The Lord said, ‘Hit the tops of the pillars so that the whole foundation shakes! Cause the building to fall on the heads of all the people. If anyone is still alive after that, I will cause them to die in battle. Nobody will escape! They might try to dig deep into the earth to save themselves. But my strong hand will pull them out of there. They might climb up into the sky. But I will pull them down from there. 3They might try to hide on the top of Mount Carmel. But I will find them and I will take them from there. They might try to hide from me deep down in the sea. But I will command the great sea snake to bite them. 4Even when their enemies take them away as prisoners, I will cause them to die in battle. I have decided to destroy them. I will not help them.’

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 26:6God sees everything that happens in the place of dead people. Nothing can hide that terrible place from him.
• Psalms 139:7Is there anywhere that I can go to run away from your Spirit? Anywhere that I go, you are already there!
• Isaiah 2:19People will run away to the caves in the hills. They will try to hide in holes in the ground. They will try to escape from the great power of the Lord, when he comes to judge everyone. They will see that he rules with great authority. People will be very afraid when he comes to punish the people on earth.
• Job 20:6He may think that he is more important than other people. He may be proud of the honour that he receives.
• Isaiah 14:13You said to yourself, “I will go up into heaven. I will put my throne above the stars of God. I will rule as king on the mountain in the far north, where the gods of the nations meet together.
• Jeremiah 49:16You are proud people. You boast that you cause other people to be afraid of you. But your thoughts have deceived you. You live high up among the rocks, and on the tops of mountains. But I will bring you down from there, even if you are as high as an eagle's nest.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Jeremiah 51:53Babylon's people may build their city very high. They may make its walls very strong. But I will send an army to destroy it.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Ezekiel 28:13You lived in God's beautiful garden, Eden. You wore valuable jewels on your clothes. The jewels were ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. They were fixed to pieces of gold. They were ready for you to wear on the day that you were born.
• Obadiah 1:4You may be like a strong bird that flies high. And you may make your home in the highest places among the stars. But I will bring you down from there.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Luke 10:18Jesus replied, ‘I saw the Devil himself fall from heaven like 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

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• Suicide
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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