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I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was using a plumb line to see if it was still straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall <i>made</i> by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall <i>made</i> with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall, with a plumb line in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing by a wall <i>made with</i> a plumb line, and in His hand was a plumb line.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus He showed me [a vision], and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand [to determine if the wall was straight or if it needed to be destroyed].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He showed me this: The Lord was standing there by a vertical wall with a plumb line in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He showed me this: The Lord was standing there by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD showed me a vision of himself standing beside a wall and holding a string with a weight tied to the end of it. The string and weight had been used to measure the straightness of the wall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall built with the use of a plumb line, and he had a plumb line in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I had another vision from the LORD. In it I saw him standing beside a wall that had been built with the use of a plumb line, and there was a plumb line in his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is what he showed me: Look! The Lord was standing upon a wall that stood straight and true, with a plumb line in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He showed me this: I saw the sovereign One standing by a tin wall holding tin in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD showed me: And look, he was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus he showed me: and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Thus he showed me: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus has He showed me, and behold, the Lord is standing by a wall [made according to] a plumb-line, and in His hand a plumb-line;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thus hath He shewed me, and lo, the Lord is standing by a wall made according to a plumb-line, and in His hand a plumb-line;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thus he caused me to see: and behold, Jehovah stood upon a wall of lead, and lead in his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold the Lord was standing upon a plastered wall, and in his hand a mason's trowel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These things the Lord revealed to me. And behold, the Lord was standing near a plastered wall, and in his hand was a mason’s trowel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was standing, plummet in hand, by a wall built with a plummet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This is what he showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus he showed me: and, behold, the LORD was standing upon a wall made of adamant, and a plumbline was in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Thus he showed me and behold LORD JEHOVAH stood on a wall of adamant, and in his hand an adamant<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus He showed me; and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus the Lord shewed me; and behold, he stood upon a wall of adamant, and in his hand <i>was</i> an adamant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/7-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1185" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">The Locusts, Fire, and Plumb Line</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: hir·’a·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">He showed me:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: niṣ·ṣāḇ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">was standing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·maṯ (N-fsc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">a wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/594.htm" title="594: ’ă·nāḵ (N-ms) -- To plummet. Probably from an unused root meaning to be narrow; according to most a plumb-line, and to others a hook.">true to plumb,</a> <a href="/hebrew/594.htm" title="594: ’ă·nāḵ (N-ms) -- To plummet. Probably from an unused root meaning to be narrow; according to most a plumb-line, and to others a hook.">with a plumb line</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ū·ḇə·yā·ḏōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in His hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Lamentations 2:8</a></span><br />The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Zechariah 4:10</a></span><br />For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3</a></span><br />So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11</a></span><br />The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></span><br />David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42-44</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. / He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a></span><br />built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">1 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” / To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” / and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-33.htm">Romans 9:33</a></span><br />as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-17.htm">Luke 20:17-18</a></span><br />But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? / Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus he showed me: and, behold, the LORD stood on a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.</p><p class="hdg">a wall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></b></br> And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And <i>so</i> the Moabites became David's servants, <i>and</i> brought gifts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13</a></b></br> And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as <i>a man</i> wipeth a dish, wiping <i>it</i>, and turning <i>it</i> upside down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></b></br> Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Built</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joel/2-7.htm">Line</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Plumb</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Plumbline</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Plumb-Line</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/amos/4-3.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">True.</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Built</a> <a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Line</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Plumb</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Plumbline</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Plumb-Line</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Stationed</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">True.</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-1.htm">The judgments of the grasshoppers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-4.htm">and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amaziah complains of Amos.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos shows his calling</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-16.htm">and Amaziah's judgment.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is what He showed me:</b><br>This phrase introduces a vision given to the prophet Amos. Visions were a common way God communicated with His prophets, providing them with divine insight and messages for His people. Amos, a shepherd and fig tree farmer from Tekoa, was called by God to prophesy to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and moral decline. This vision is one of several in the book of Amos, each revealing God's judgment and expectations.<p><b>Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb:</b><br>The imagery of a wall "true to plumb" suggests a structure built with precision and integrity. In ancient construction, a plumb line was used to ensure that walls were perfectly vertical, symbolizing righteousness and justice. The wall represents Israel, initially built according to God's standards. The presence of the Lord by the wall indicates His authority and the impending evaluation of Israel's faithfulness to His covenant.<p><b>with a plumb line in His hand:</b><br>The plumb line symbolizes God's standard of righteousness and justice. It is a tool for measurement, indicating that God is assessing Israel's moral and spiritual alignment with His laws. This imagery underscores the idea that God is not arbitrary in His judgments; He measures His people against His divine standards. The plumb line also foreshadows the coming judgment, as Israel is found to be out of alignment with God's expectations. This concept of divine measurement is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a>, where justice and righteousness are described as the measuring line and plumb line. The plumb line can also be seen as a type of Christ, who embodies the perfect standard of righteousness and through whom believers are measured.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is revealing His judgment and standards to the prophet Amos.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from Tekoa, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a></b><br>Symbolizes the nation of Israel, built according to God's standards but now subject to His judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plumb_line.htm">The Plumb Line</a></b><br>A tool used to ensure structures are vertically true, symbolizing God's standard of righteousness and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which is being measured against God's standards and found wanting.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_standard_of_righteousness.htm">God's Standard of Righteousness</a></b><br>The plumb line represents God's unchanging standard of righteousness. Just as a wall must be straight, so must our lives align with God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's use of the plumb line signifies His impending judgment. It serves as a warning that deviation from His standards will lead to consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The vision is a call for Israel to recognize their moral and spiritual failings and return to God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine their own lives against God's standards, seeking areas where they may need to realign with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>Just as Israel was measured as a community, the church today must hold itself accountable to God's standards, promoting righteousness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/amos_7_7-9__explain_the_plumb_line_vision..htm">Amos 7:7–9 – How can the vision of the plumb line be reconciled with the lack of physical artifacts or direct records of such an event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'plumb_line'_in_the_bible.htm">What does "plumb line" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_symbols_show_themes_in_amos.htm">What symbols convey themes in the Book of Amos?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 - If God is 'unchanging,' why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos's plea?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Wall made by a plumbline--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> a perpendicular wall, the stability of the kingdom being represented by the closely-fitting well-jointed stones of a lofty wall. Right in the heart of this strong-built city, the Lord Himself marks the extent of the desolation, the plumb-line being used in dismantling buildings, as well as erecting them (<a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm" title="And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.">2Kings 21:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm" title="But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out on it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.">Isaiah 34:11</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-9.</span> - § 3<span class="accented">. The third vision, the plumb line, represents the Lord himself as coming to examine the conduct of Israel, and finally deciding on its entire ruin.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon</span> (rather, over) <span class="cmt_word">a wall made by a plumb line.</span> The word translated "plumb line" (<span class="accented">anakh</span>) occurs only here. Septuagint <span class="greek">ἀδάμας</span>: so the Syriac; Vulgate, <span class="accented">trulla caementarii</span>; Aquila, <span class="greek">γάνωσις</span>, "brightening," "splendor;" Theodotion, <span class="greek">τήκομενον</span>. As the word in other dialects means tin or lead, it is usually taken here to mean the plumb line which builders use to ascertain that their work is even and perpendiculur (see a very different explanation in Knabenbauer, p. 314, etc.). The "wall" is the kingdom of Israel, once carefully built up, solidly constructed, accurately arranged. God had made it upright; how was it now? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He showed me:</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְאַ֔נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hir·’a·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was standing</span><br /><span class="heb">נִצָּ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(niṣ·ṣāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wall</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹמַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">true to plumb,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_594.htm">Strong's 594: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plumb-line, a hook</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a plumb line</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_594.htm">Strong's 594: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plumb-line, a hook</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְיָד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 7:7 Thus he showed me and behold (Amo. 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