Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
are on the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it
from the face of the earth.
However, I will not totally destroy
the house of Jacob
this is the Lord’s declaration—
New American Standard Bible
And I will
Nevertheless, I will
Declares the Lord.
King James Version
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
International Standard Version
Look! The eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth; but I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob," declares the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Behold, the eyes of lord LORD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says LORD.
American Standard Version
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.
Amplified
“Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful [northern] kingdom [of Israel’s ten tribes]
And I shall destroy it from the face of the earth;
But I shall not totally destroy the house of Jacob [that is, the entire nation of Israel],”
Says the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
See, the eyes of the Lord are on the evil kingdom, and I will put an end to it in all the earth; but I will not send complete destruction on Jacob, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth: only that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah upon the sinning kingdom, and I destroyed it from the face of the earth; only that destroying, I will not destroy the house of Jacob, says Jehovah.
King James 2000
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, the eyes of my Lord Yahweh [are] on the kingdom of sin, and I will destroy it from the surface of the earth. However, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," {declares} Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth; except that I will not completely destroy the house of Jacob, says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, the eyes of the LORD are upon the realm that sinneth, to root it clean out of the earth: Nevertheless I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, sayeth the LORD.
NET Bible
Look, 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.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! the eyes of My Lord, Yahweh, are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the ground, - save only that I will not, utterly destroy, the house of Jacob, Declareth Yahweh.
Webster
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," says Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are on the sinful kingdom, And I have destroyed it from off the face of the ground, Only, I destroy not utterly the house of Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Themes
Destruction » Who shall not be destroyed
God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vision of
Government » God in » In the destruction of nations
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Vision » Of Christ, full of compassion » Divine, comprehends all human life
Topics
Interlinear
`ayin
Chatta'ah
Paniym
'ephec
References
Hastings
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 9:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Announcement Of Judgment
7
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,
the Philistines from Caphtor,
and the Arameans from Kir?
are on the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it
from the face of the earth.
However, I will not totally destroy
the house of Jacob
this is the Lord’s declaration—
and I will shake the house of Israel
among all the nations,
as one shakes a sieve,
but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 30:11
this is the Lord’s declaration—
to save you!
I will bring destruction on all the nations
where I have scattered you;
however, I will not bring destruction on you.
I will discipline you justly,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
Jeremiah 44:27
I am watching over them for disaster and not for good,
Amos 9:4
by their enemies into captivity,
from there I will command
the sword to kill them.
I will fix My eyes on them
for harm and not for good.
Jeremiah 5:10
but do not finish them off.
Prune away her shoots,
for they do not belong to the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:35-36
This is what the Lord says:
the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar
Yahweh of Hosts is His name:
Joel 2:32
on the name of Yahweh will be saved,
for there will be an escape
for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
as the Lord promised,
among the survivors the Lord calls.
Genesis 6:7
Then the Lord said, “I will wipe off from the face of the earth mankind, whom I created, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.”
Genesis 7:4
Seven days from now I will make it rain on the earth 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe off from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
Deuteronomy 4:31
He will not leave you, destroy you, or forget the covenant
Deuteronomy 6:15
for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God.
1 Kings 13:34
This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be wiped out and annihilated from the face of the earth.
Psalm 11:4-6
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes watch; He examines
Proverbs 5:21
and He considers all his paths.
Proverbs 15:3
observing the wicked and the good.
Isaiah 27:7-8
as He struck the one who struck Israel?
Was he killed like those killed by Him?
Jeremiah 33:24-26
“Have you not noticed what these people have said? They say, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families He had chosen.’
Hosea 1:6
She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and the Lord said to him:
for I will no longer have compassion
on the house of Israel.
I will certainly take them away.
Hosea 9:11-17
no birth, no gestation, no conception.
Hosea 13:15-16
an east wind will come,
a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert.
His water source will fail,
and his spring will run dry.
The wind
of every precious item.
Obadiah 1:16-17
so all the nations will drink continually.
They will drink and gulp down
and be as though they had never been.
Romans 11:1-7
I ask, then, has God rejected His people?
Romans 11:28-29
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage,