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Amos 9:2
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Christian Standard Bible®
If they dig down to Sheol,from there my hand will take them;if they climb up to heaven,from there I will bring them down.
If they dig down to Sheol,from there my hand will take them;if they climb up to heaven,from there I will bring them down.
Hebrew Names Version
Though they dig into She'ol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.
Though they dig into She'ol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.
King James Version (1611)
Though they digge into hell, thence shall mine hand take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
Though they digge into hell, thence shall mine hand take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
King James Version
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
English Standard Version
"If they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
"If they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
New American Standard Bible
"Though they dig into Sheol, From there My hand will take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there I will bring them down.
"Though they dig into Sheol, From there My hand will take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there I will bring them down.
New Century Version
If they dig down as deep as the place of the dead, I will pull them up from there. If they climb up into heaven, I will bring them down from there.
If they dig down as deep as the place of the dead, I will pull them up from there. If they climb up into heaven, I will bring them down from there.
Amplified Bible
"Though they dig into Sheol [to hide in the deepest pit], From there My hand will take them [for judgment]; And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light], From there will I bring them down [for judgment].
"Though they dig into Sheol [to hide in the deepest pit], From there My hand will take them [for judgment]; And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light], From there will I bring them down [for judgment].
Geneva Bible (1587)
Though they digge into the hel, thence shal mine hande take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
Though they digge into the hel, thence shal mine hande take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Though they dig into Sheol, From there will My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down.
"Though they dig into Sheol, From there will My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down.
Legacy Standard Bible
Though they dig into Sheol,From there will My hand take them;And though they ascend to heaven,From there will I bring them down.
Though they dig into Sheol,From there will My hand take them;And though they ascend to heaven,From there will I bring them down.
Berean Standard Bible
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
Contemporary English Version
"If they dig deep into the earth or climb to the sky, I'll reach out and get them.
"If they dig deep into the earth or climb to the sky, I'll reach out and get them.
Complete Jewish Bible
If they dig down to Sh'ol, my hand will haul them out; if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down.
If they dig down to Sh'ol, my hand will haul them out; if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down.
Darby Translation
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;
Easy-to-Read Version
If they dig deep into the ground, I will pull them from there. If they go up into the skies, I will bring them down from there.
If they dig deep into the ground, I will pull them from there. If they go up into the skies, I will bring them down from there.
George Lamsa Translation
Though they go down into Sheol, thence shall my hand bring them up; though they climb to heaven, thence will I bring them down;
Though they go down into Sheol, thence shall my hand bring them up; though they climb to heaven, thence will I bring them down;
Good News Translation
Even if they dig their way down to the world of the dead, I will catch them. Even if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down.
Even if they dig their way down to the world of the dead, I will catch them. Even if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down.
Lexham English Bible
If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and even if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and even if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Literal Translation
And if they dig through into Sheol, from there My hand will take them. And if they go up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.
And if they dig through into Sheol, from there My hand will take them. And if they go up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.
American Standard Version
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Bible in Basic English
Even if they go deep into the underworld, my hand will take them up from there; if they go up to heaven, I will get them down:
Even if they go deep into the underworld, my hand will take them up from there; if they go up to heaven, I will get them down:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Though they dig into the nether-world, thence shall My hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Though they dig into the nether-world, thence shall My hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Though they dig into hell, thence shall my hande take them, though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
Though they dig into hell, thence shall my hande take them, though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Though they hid themselves in hell, thence shall my hand drag them forth; and though they go up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Though they hid themselves in hell, thence shall my hand drag them forth; and though they go up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
English Revised Version
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
World English Bible
Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.
Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If thei schulen go doun til to helle, fro thennus myn hond schal lede out hem; and if thei schulen `stie til in to heuene, fro thennus Y schal drawe hem doun.
If thei schulen go doun til to helle, fro thennus myn hond schal lede out hem; and if thei schulen `stie til in to heuene, fro thennus Y schal drawe hem doun.
Update Bible Version
Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Webster's Bible Translation
Though they dig into the place of the dead, thence shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Though they dig into the place of the dead, thence shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
New English Translation
Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.
Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.
New King James Version
"Though they dig into hell, [fn] From there my hand shall take them;Though they climb up to heaven,From there I will bring them down;
"Though they dig into hell, [fn] From there my hand shall take them;Though they climb up to heaven,From there I will bring them down;
New Living Translation
"Even if they dig down to the place of the dead, I will reach down and pull them up. Even if they climb up into the heavens, I will bring them down.
"Even if they dig down to the place of the dead, I will reach down and pull them up. Even if they climb up into the heavens, I will bring them down.
New Life Bible
Even if they dig into the place of the dead, My hand will take them from there. Even if they go up to heaven, I will bring them down from there.
Even if they dig into the place of the dead, My hand will take them from there. Even if they go up to heaven, I will bring them down from there.
New Revised Standard
Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Though 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;
Though 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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
Revised Standard Version
"Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
"Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
Young's Literal Translation
If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.
If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Though they were buryed in the hell, my honde shal fetch them from thence: though they clymme vp to heauen, yet shal I cast them downe:
Though they were buryed in the hell, my honde shal fetch them from thence: though they clymme vp to heauen, yet shal I cast them downe:
Contextual Overview
1I saw my Master standing beside the altar at the shrine. He said: "Hit the tops of the shrine's pillars, make the floor shake. The roof's about to fall on the heads of the people, and whoever's still alive, I'll kill. No one will get away, no runaways will make it. If they dig their way down into the underworld, I'll find them and bring them up. If they climb to the stars, I'll find them and bring them down. If they hide out at the top of Mount Carmel, I'll find them and bring them back. If they dive to the bottom of the ocean, I'll send Dragon to swallow them up. If they're captured alive by their enemies, I'll send Sword to kill them. I've made up my mind to hurt them, not help them." 5My Master, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, touches the earth, a mere touch, and it trembles. The whole world goes into mourning. Earth swells like the Nile at flood stage; then the water subsides, like the great Nile of Egypt. God builds his palace—towers soaring high in the skies, foundations set on the rock-firm earth. He calls ocean waters and they come, then he ladles them out on the earth. God , your God, does all this. 7"Do you Israelites think you're any better than the far-off Cushites?" God 's Decree. "Am I not involved with all nations? Didn't I bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, the Arameans from Qir? But you can be sure that I, God , the Master, have my eye on the Kingdom of Sin. I'm going to wipe it off the face of the earth. Still, I won't totally destroy the family of Jacob." God 's Decree. 9"I'm still giving the orders around here. I'm throwing Israel into a sieve among all the nations and shaking them good, shaking out all the sin, all the sinners. No real grain will be lost, but all the sinners will be sifted out and thrown away, the people who say, ‘Nothing bad will ever happen in our lifetime. It won't even come close.'
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Though: All these energetic expressions were intended to shew the utter impossibility of escape.
dig: Job 26:6, Psalms 139:7-10, Isaiah 2:19
climb: Job 20:6, Isaiah 14:13-16, Jeremiah 49:16, Jeremiah 51:53, Ezekiel 28:13-16, Obadiah 1:4, Luke 10:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:8 - hid Joshua 10:16 - and hid Job 11:8 - deeper Job 24:23 - yet his eyes Job 34:22 - no Psalms 16:10 - my Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 139:8 - I ascend Jeremiah 22:23 - makest Jeremiah 23:24 - hide Ezekiel 5:2 - I will draw Ezekiel 8:8 - General Ezekiel 21:14 - entereth Amos 3:12 - so shall Amos 5:19 - As if Luke 10:15 - which
Cross-References
Genesis 9:8
Then God spoke to Noah and his sons: "I'm setting up my covenant with you including your children who will come after you, along with everything alive around you—birds, farm animals, wild animals—that came out of the ship with you. I'm setting up my covenant with you that never again will everything living be destroyed by floodwaters; no, never again will a flood destroy the Earth."
Then God spoke to Noah and his sons: "I'm setting up my covenant with you including your children who will come after you, along with everything alive around you—birds, farm animals, wild animals—that came out of the ship with you. I'm setting up my covenant with you that never again will everything living be destroyed by floodwaters; no, never again will a flood destroy the Earth."
Genesis 9:20
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
Leviticus 26:6
"I'll make the country a place of peace—you'll be able to go to sleep at night without fear; I'll get rid of the wild beasts; I'll eliminate war. You'll chase out your enemies and defeat them: Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand and do away with them. I'll give you my full attention: I'll make sure you prosper, make sure you grow in numbers, and keep my covenant with you in good working order. You'll still be eating from last year's harvest when you have to clean out the barns to make room for the new crops.
"I'll make the country a place of peace—you'll be able to go to sleep at night without fear; I'll get rid of the wild beasts; I'll eliminate war. You'll chase out your enemies and defeat them: Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand and do away with them. I'll give you my full attention: I'll make sure you prosper, make sure you grow in numbers, and keep my covenant with you in good working order. You'll still be eating from last year's harvest when you have to clean out the barns to make room for the new crops.
Ezekiel 34:25
"‘I'll make a covenant of peace with them. I'll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. I'll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I'll send down plenty of rain in season—showers of blessing! The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they'll feel content and safe on their land, and they'll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters.
"‘I'll make a covenant of peace with them. I'll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. I'll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I'll send down plenty of rain in season—showers of blessing! The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they'll feel content and safe on their land, and they'll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters.
James 3:7
This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can't tame a tongue—it's never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth! My friends, this can't go on. A spring doesn't gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it? Apple trees don't bear strawberries, do they? Raspberry bushes don't bear apples, do they? You're not going to dip into a polluted mud hole and get a cup of clear, cool water, are you? Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here's what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It's the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn't wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn't wisdom. It's the furthest thing from wisdom—it's animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you're trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others' throats. Real wisdom, God's wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.
This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can't tame a tongue—it's never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth! My friends, this can't go on. A spring doesn't gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it? Apple trees don't bear strawberries, do they? Raspberry bushes don't bear apples, do they? You're not going to dip into a polluted mud hole and get a cup of clear, cool water, are you? Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here's what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It's the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn't wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn't wisdom. It's the furthest thing from wisdom—it's animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you're trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others' throats. Real wisdom, God's wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them,.... That is, they that endeavour to make their escape from their enemies, though they seek for places of the greatest secrecy and privacy; not hell, the place of the damned; nor the grave, the repository of the dead; neither of which they chose to he in, but rather sought to escape them; but the deepest and darkest caverns, the utmost recesses of the earth, the very centre of it; which, could they get into, would not secure them from the power and providence of God, and from their enemies in pursuit of them, by his permission:
though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down; the summit of the highest mountains, and get as near to heaven, and at as great a distance from men, as can be, and yet all in vain. The Targum is,
"if they think to be hid as it were in hell, from thence their enemies shall take them by my word; and if they ascend the high mountains, to the top of heaven, thence will I bring them;''
see Psalms 139:8.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Height or depth are alike open to the Omnipresent God. The grave is not so awful as God. The sinner would gladly “dig through” into hell, bury himself, the living among the dead, if so he could escape the sight of God. But thence, God says, “My hand shall take them,” to place them in His presence, to receive their sentence. Or if, like the rebel angels, they could “place” their “throne amid the stars Isaiah 14:12-14 of God thence will I bring them down,” humbling, judging, condemning.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Amos 9:2. Though they dig into hell — Though they should get into the deepest caverns; though they climb up to heaven - get to the most inaccessible heights; I will drag them up from the one, and pull them down from the other.
