Amos 9:1-4

God’s Judgment Unavoidable

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1} I saw the Lord standing beside the ^(A)altar, and He said,

“Smite the capitals so that the ^(B)thresholds will shake,
And ^(C)break them on the heads of them all!
Then I will ^(D)slay the rest of them with the sword;
They will ^(E)not have a fugitive who will flee,
Or a refugee who will escape.

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“Though they dig into ^(F)Sheol,
From there will My hand take them;
And though they ^(G)ascend to heaven,
From there will I bring them down.

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“Though they hide on the summit of Carmel,
I will ^(H)search them out and take them from there;
And though they ^(I)conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea,
From there I will command the ^(J)serpent and it will bite them.

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“And though they go into ^(K)captivity before their enemies,
From there I will command the sword that it slay them,
And I will ^(L)set My eyes against them for evil and not for good.”

Cross references:

A. Amos 9:1: Amos 3:14

B. Amos 9:1: Zephaniah 2:14

C. Amos 9:1: Psalm 68:21; Habakkuk 3:13

D. Amos 9:1: Amos 7:17

E. Amos 9:1: Jeremiah 11:11

F. Amos 9:2: Psalm 139:8

G. Amos 9:2: Jeremiah 51:53; Obadiah 1:4

H. Amos 9:3: Jeremiah 16:16

I. Amos 9:3: Job 34:22; Psalm 139:9; Psalm 139:10

J. Amos 9:3: Isaiah 27:1

K. Amos 9:4: Leviticus 26:33

L. Amos 9:4: Leviticus 17:10; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 39:16; Jeremiah 44:11