Amos 9:10

All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, 1 those who say, 'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.' 1

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All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

In Context

9Look, I will give a command, 1 and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, 1 as one shakes grain in a sieve, 1 so that not the smallest stone will fall to the ground. 1

11In that day I will raise up the tent of David that has fallen, 1 and close up its breaches. 1 I will raise up its ruins, 1 and rebuild it as in the days of old, 1

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Cross References

Psalms 10:11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten; 1 he covers his face; he will not bother to look.” 1

Isaiah 5:19Woe to those who say, “Let God hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see it happen; 1 and let the plans of the Holy One of Israel come, so that we may know them.” 1

Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless ones. 1 Who among us can sojourn with a raging fire? Who among us can sojourn with everlasting burnings? 1

Jeremiah 18:18So the people said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, since the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets. Come, let us attack him with our words and no longer pay attention to anything he proclaims.” 1

Ezekiel 20:38I will purge from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will send them out from the land where they are staying as foreigners, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.

Amos 6:1Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, 1 and to those who are secure in the hill country of Samaria, 1 the notable men of the best of the nations, 1 to whom the house of Israel comes for help! 1

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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