Amos 7:9

Amos 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
• New International Version (NIV)“The high places of Isaac will be destroyed and the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined; with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The pagan shrines of your ancestors will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end.”

Context of Amos 7:9

7This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8And the Lord said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them; the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword." 10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11For thus Amos has said, "'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.'"

Amos 7:9 word by word

וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ בָּמ֣וֹת יִשְׂחָ֔ק וּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יֶחֱרָ֑בוּ וְקַמְתִּ֛י עַל־בֵּ֥ית יָרָבְעָ֖ם בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• of Isaacיִשְׂחָקyiώchâq · IsaacH3446
• shall be desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• and the sanctuariesמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall be laid wasteחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• and I will riseקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Amos 7:9

• Amos 3:14"that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground.
• Amos 5:5but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nothing."
• Amos 8:14Those who swear by the Guilt of Samaria, and say, 'As your god lives, O Dan,' and, 'As the Way of Beersheba lives,' they shall fall, and never rise again."
• Genesis 26:23From there he went up to Beersheba.
• Genesis 46:1So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
• Leviticus 26:30And I will destroy your high places and cut down your incense altars and cast your dead bodies upon the dead bodies of your idols, and my soul will abhor you.
• 2 Kings 15:8In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months.

Commentaries on Amos 7:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate - Their total destruction is at hand. The high place of Isaac was Beer-sheba, where Isaac had built an altar to the Lord, Genesis 26:25. This high place, which had been abused to idolatrous uses, was demolished by Josiah, king of Judah, as we read in 2 Kings 23:8, for he defiled all the high places from Geba to Beersheba. I will rise against the house of Jeroboam - The Lord had promised to Jehu, the ancestor…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The high places of Isaac - He probably calls the ten tribes by the name of Isaac, as well as of Israel, in order to contrast their deeds with the blameless, gentle piety of Isaac, as well as the much-tried faithfulness of Israel. It has been thought too that he alludes to the first meaning of the name of Isaac. His name was given from the joyous laughter at the unheard-of promise of God, to give children to those past age; their high places should be a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The high places … the sanctuaries: Every trace of the unfaithful Israelite religion, from common high places to the royal shrine at Bethel, would be destroyed. of Isaac: Isaac represents Israel’s ancestors, the founders of the nation. the house Jeroboam: Jeroboam II died naturally (2 Kings 14:29), but his son and successor, Zechariah, was murdered after reigning for less than a year (2 Kings 15:8–10; see 2 Kings 10:28–31), which started a period of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. high places--dedicated to idols. of Isaac--They boasted of their following the example of their forefather Isaac, in erecting high places at Beer-sheba (Am 5:5; compare Ge 26:23, 24; 46:1); but he and Abraham erected them before the temple was appointed at Jerusalem--and to God; whereas they did so, after the temple had been fixed as the only place for sacrifices--and to idols. In the Hebrew here "Isaac" is written with s, instead of the usual ts; both…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 7:9

• Isaac
• Jeroboam

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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