Amos 9:5

For the Lord Jehovah of hosts Is he, that toucheth the earth, and it shall melt, And all that dwell therein shall mourn; All of it shall rise in waves like a river, And shall be overflowed, as by the river of Egypt;

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In The King James Version

And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

In Context

4Though they go into captivity before their enemies, There will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

6He that buildeth his upper rooms in the heavens, And foundeth his arch upon the earth,—That calleth the waters of the sea, And poureth them out upon the face of the earth,—Jehovah is his name.

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Cross References

Psalms 46:6The nations raged; kingdoms were moved; He uttered his voice, the earth melted.

Psalms 144:5Bow thy heavens, O LORD! and come down; Touch the mountains, so that they shall smoke!

Isaiah 64:1O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, and come down; That the mountains might tremble at thy presence,

Hosea 4:3Therefore shall the land mourn, And every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, Together with the beasts of the forest, and the birds of heaven; Yea, even the fishes of the sea shall perish.

Micah 1:3Behold, Jehovah cometh forth from his dwelling-place; He cometh down, and advanceth upon the high places of the earth.

Nahum 1:5The mountains tremble before him, And the hills melt; The earth is moved at his presence, Yea, the world and all that dwell therein.

Matthew Henry on Amos 9:2-11

The Certainty of the Sinner's Doom. ( b. c. 784.) 1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 3 And though they hide themselves in the top of… Read the whole commentary →

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