Amos 7:11

Amos 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
• New International Version (NIV)For this is what Amos is saying: “ ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus Amos has said, "'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, And Israel shall surely be led away captive From their own land.’ ”

Context of Amos 7:11

9The 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.” 10Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. He is saying, ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed, and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.’” 12Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: “Get out of here, you prophet! Go on back to the land of Judah, and earn your living by prophesying there! 13Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”

Amos 7:11 word by word

כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר עָמ֔וֹס בַּחֶ֖רֶב יָמ֣וּת יָרָבְעָ֑ם וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּלֹ֥ה יִגְלֶ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thus Amosעָמוֹס‛âmôs · AmosH5986
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall surelyגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• out of their own landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127

Cross-references for Amos 7:11

• Jeremiah 26:9“What right do you have to prophesy in the Lord’s name that this Temple will be destroyed like Shiloh? What do you mean, saying that Jerusalem will be destroyed and left with no inhabitants?” And all the people threatened him as he stood in front of the Temple.
• Jeremiah 28:10Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah’s neck and broke it in pieces.
• Acts 6:14We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”
• Amos 7:9The 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.”
• Psalms 56:5They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me.
• Matthew 26:61who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
• Amos 6:7Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives. Suddenly, all your parties will end.
• 2 Kings 17:6Finally, in the ninth year of King Hoshea’s reign, Samaria fell, and the people of Israel were exiled to Assyria. They were settled in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

Commentaries on Amos 7:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For thus Amos saith - Amos had said, “Thus saith the Lord;” he never fails to impress on them, whose words he is speaking. Amaziah, himself bound up in a system of falsehood and imposture, which, being a creature-worship, gave itself out as the worship of the true God, believed all besides to be fraud. Fraud always suspects fraud; the irreligious think devotion, holiness, saintliness to be hypocrisy: vice imagines virtue to be well-masked vice. The false…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best friends to both. Those who make gain their godliness, and are governed by the hopes of wealth and preferment, are ready to think these the most powerful motives with others also. But those who have a warrant from God, like Amos, ought not to fear the face…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Amaziah misunderstood Amos's words, thinking they threatened Jeroboam's life. Amos was urging the people to repent, not rebel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Jeroboam shall die, &c.--Amos had not said this: but that "the house of Jeroboam" should fall "with the sword" (Am 7:9). But Amaziah exaggerates the charge, to excite Jeroboam against him. The king, however, did not give ear to Amaziah, probably from religious awe of the prophet of Jehovah.Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 7:11

• Accusation, False
• Amaziah
• Amos
• Jeroboam
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Amos
• Israel
• Jeroboam
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Amaziah
• Arise
• Contend
• Ezekiel

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