Amos 9:10

Amos 9:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
• New International Version (NIV)All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, 'Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’

Context of Amos 9:10

8Look, the sovereign Lord is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob,” says the Lord. 9“For look, I am giving a command and I will shake the family of Israel together with all the nations. It will resemble a sieve being shaken, when not even a pebble falls to the ground. All the sinners among my people will die by the sword – the ones who say, ‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’ 11“In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by. 12As a result they will conquer those left in Edom and all the nations subject to my rule.” The Lord, who is about to do this, is speaking!

Amos 9:10 word by word

בַּחֶ֣רֶב יָמ֔וּתוּ כֹּ֖ל חַטָּאֵ֣י עַמִּ֑י הָאֹמְרִ֗ים לֹֽא־תַגִּ֧ישׁ וְתַקְדִּ֛ים בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּ הָרָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All the sinnersחַטָּאchaţţâ' · sinnerH2400
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• which sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• shall not overtakeנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• nor preventקָדַםqâdam · to meetH6923

Cross-references for Amos 9:10

• Isaiah 33:14Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?’
• Ezekiel 20:38I will eliminate from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will bring them out from the land where they have been residing, but they will not come to the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them – with judgment!
• Zephaniah 3:11In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.
• Zechariah 13:8It will happen in all the land, says the Lord, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.
• Malachi 3:2Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
• Malachi 4:1(3:19) “For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up,” says the Lord who rules over all. “It will not leave even a root or branch.
• Matthew 3:10Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Matthew 13:41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.
• Amos 6:1Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.
• Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”
• Ecclesiastes 8:11When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.
• Isaiah 5:19They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”
• Isaiah 28:14Therefore, listen to the Lord’s word, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!
• Isaiah 56:12Each one says, ‘Come on, I’ll get some wine! Let’s guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We’ll have everything we want!’
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”

Commentaries on Amos 9:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10All the sinners of my people - Those who are the boldest and most incredulous; especially they who despise my warnings, and say the evil day shall not overtake nor prevent us; they shall die by the sword. It is no evidence of a man's safety that he is presumptuously fearless. There is a blessing to him who trembles at God's word.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10All the sinners of My people shall perish - At the last, when the longsuffering of God has been despised to the uttermost, His Providence is exact in His justice, as in His love. As not “one grain should fall to the earth,” so not one sinner should escape. Jerome: “Not because they sinned aforetime, but because they persevered in sin until death. The Aethiopians are changed into sons of God, if they repent; and the sons of God pass away into Aethiopians…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Even the Lord’s most severe judgment is just. God destroys only those who persist in sin. He does not lose a single faithful person. The Lord saves the righteous, who remain faithful to him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. All the sinners--answering to the chaff in the image in Am 9:9, which falls on the earth, in opposition "to the grain" that does not "fall." overtake ... us--"come on us from behind" [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 9:10

• Blindness
• Confidence
• Death
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Security
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Raise
• Prevent

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