New English Translation
Amos 9:2
2Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.
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
1I saw the sovereign One standing by the altar and he said, “Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape. Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there. 3Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them. 4Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”
Read all of Amos 9Amos 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 26:6The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered.
- Psalms 139:7Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?
- Isaiah 2:19They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.
- Job 20:6Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
- Isaiah 14:13You said to yourself, “I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.
- Jeremiah 49:16The terror you inspire in others and the arrogance of your heart have deceived you. You may make your home in the clefts of the rocks; you may occupy the highest places in the hills. But even if you made your home where the eagles nest, I would bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 51:53Even if Babylon climbs high into the sky and fortifies her elevated stronghold, I will send destroyers against her,” says the Lord.
- Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. On the day you were created they were prepared.
- Obadiah 1:4Even if you were to soar high like an eagle, even if you were to make your nest among the stars, I can bring you down even from there!” says the Lord.
- Luke 10:18So he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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
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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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