Amos 9:1

I saw My Lord stationed by the altar, and he said—Smite the capital—that the sills, may tremble, Yea break them off on the head of them all, and, the last of them, with the sword, will I slay,—He that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not make good his escape.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Though they break through into hades, from thence, shall my hand fetch them,—and, though they ascend the heavens, from thence, will I bring them down;

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:18Then said he, Therefore, hear ye the word of Yahweh,—I saw Yahweh, sitting upon his throne, and, all the host of the heavens, standing, on his right hand and his left.

Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw My Lord, sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, and, his skirts, did fill the temple,

Isaiah 6:4And the foundations of the porch, were moved at the voice of him that cried,—and the house, was filled with smoke.

Isaiah 30:16But ye said,—Nay! but on horses, will we flee For this cause, shall ye indeed flee,—And on the swift, will we ride, For this cause, swift, shall be your pursuers:

Ezekiel 1:28as the appearance of the bow which is in a cloud on a day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about, that was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh, and when I saw, I fell upon my face, and heard a voice of one speaking.

Ezekiel 10:4Then arose the glory of Yahweh from off the cherub, unto the threshold of the house,—and the house was filled with the cloud, and the, court, was filled with the brightness of the glory of Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on Amos 9:1

In this chapter we have, I. Judgment threatened, which the sinners shall not escape ( ver. 1-4 ), which an almighty power shall inflict ( ver. 5, 6 ), which the people of Israel have deserved as a sinful people ( ver. 7, 8 ); and yet it shall not be the utter ruin of their nation ( ver. 8 ), for a remnant of good people shall escape, ver. 9 . But the wicked ones shall perish, ver. 10 . II. Mercy promised, which was to be bestowed in the latter days ( ver. 11-15 ), as appears by the application of it to the days of… Read the whole commentary →

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