Amos 9:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

Dig

Job 26:6

Psalm 139:7

Isaiah 2:19

Climb

Luke 10:18

General references

Matthew 24:28

Bible References

Dig

yea, and all they which dwell beneath in the hell are not hid from him, and the very destruction itself cannot be kept out of his sight.

Whither shall I go then from thy spirit? Or, whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Men shall creep into holes of stone, and into caves of the earth, for the fear of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty: what time as he shall arise to shake the earth.

Climb

Though he be magnified up to the heaven, so that his head reacheth into the clouds:

For thou thoughtest in thine heart, "I will climb up into heaven, and make my seat above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the holy mount toward the North;

Thy high stomach and the pride of thy heart have deceived thee; Because thou wilt dwell in the holes of stony rocks, and have the high mountains in possession. Nevertheless, though thy nest were as high as the Eagles, yet will I cast thee down, sayeth the LORD.

Though Babylon climbed up into heaven, and kept her power on high: yet shall I send her destroyers, sayeth the LORD.

Thou hast been in the pleasure garden of God; thou art decked with all manner of precious stones: with Ruby, Topaz, Crystal, Jacinth, Onyx, Jasper, Sapphire, Smaragdus, Carbuncle, and gold. Thy beauty and the holes that be in thee were set forth in the day of thy creation.

But though thou wentest up as high as the Eagle, and madest thy nest above among the stars: yet would I pluck thee down from thence.

And he said unto them, "I saw Satan, as it had been lightning, fall down from heaven.

General references

All thine enemies shall feel thine hand; thy righthand shall find out them that hate thee.

And so the Chaldeans followed upon them, and took Zedekiah the king in the field of Jericho, when his host was run from him.

Then said he unto me, "Thou son of man, dig through the wall." And when I digged through the wall, behold there was a door.

Ye have drawn out the sword, even so will I also bring a sword over you, sayeth the LORD God.

For wheresoever a dead carcass is, even thither will the eagles resort.