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but not a pebble will reach the ground. <a href="/kjv/amos/9.htm">King James Bible</a> For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. <a href="/nkjv/amos/9.htm">New King James Version</a> “For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. <a href="/nasb_/amos/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “For behold, I am commanding, And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations As grain is shaken in a sieve, But not a pebble will fall to the ground. <a href="/nasb/amos/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For behold, I am commanding, And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations As grain is shaken in a sieve, But not a kernel will fall to the ground. <a href="/nasb77/amos/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For behold, I am commanding, And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations As grain is shaken in a sieve, But not a kernel will fall to the ground. <a href="/lsb/amos/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “For behold, I am commanding, And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations As grain is shaken in a sieve, But not a kernel will fall to the ground. <a href="/amp/amos/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “For behold, I am commanding, And I shall shake and sift the house of Israel among all nations [and cause it to tremble] Like grain is shaken in a sieve [removing the chaff], But not a kernel [of the faithful remnant] shall fall to the ground and be lost [from My sight]. <a href="/csb/amos/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> for I am about to give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, as one shakes a sieve, but not a pebble will fall to the ground. <a href="/hcsb/amos/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> for I am about to give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, as one shakes a sieve, but not a pebble will fall to the ground. <a href="/asv/amos/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth. <a href="/cev/amos/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> At my command, all of you will be sifted like grain. Israelites who remain faithful will be scattered among the nations. And the others will be trapped like trash in a sifter. <a href="/erv/amos/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. <a href="/gwt/amos/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm going to give the order. I will sift the nation of Israel out of all the nations as if I were using a sieve. Not one pebble will fall to the ground. <a href="/gnt/amos/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> "I will give the command and shake the people of Israel like grain in a sieve. I will shake them among the nations to remove all who are worthless. <a href="/isv/amos/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Look! I'm giving the order: I will sift the house of Israel throughout all the nations, as one sifts with a sieve, yet not a single kernel will reach the ground! <a href="/msb/amos/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground. <a href="/net/amos/9.htm">NET Bible</a> "For look, I am giving a command and I will shake the family of Israel together with all the nations. It will resemble a sieve being shaken, when not even a pebble falls to the ground. <a href="/nheb/amos/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "For, look, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as one sifts with a sieve, but not even a pebble will fall to the ground. <a href="/wbt/amos/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. <a href="/web/amos/9.htm">World English Bible</a> “For behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “For behold, I am commanding, "" And I have shaken among all the nations the house of Israel, "" As [one] shakes with a sieve, "" And there does not fall a grain [to] the earth. <a href="/ylt/amos/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For lo, I am commanding, And I have shaken among all the nations the house of Israel, As one doth shake with a sieve, And there falleth not a grain to the earth. <a href="/slt/amos/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For behold, I command, and I caused the house of Israel to move to and fro among all nations as it will move to and fro in a sieve, and a stone shall not fall to the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For behold I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, as corn is sifted in a sieve: and there shall not a little stone fall to the ground. <a href="/cpdv/amos/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as wheat is sifted in a sieve. And not even one small stone will fall to the ground. <a href="/nabre/amos/9.htm">New American Bible</a> For see, I have given the command to sift the house of Israel among all the nations, As one sifts with a sieve, letting no pebble fall to the ground. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For lo, I will command, and shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes with a sieve, but no pebble shall fall to the ground.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For behold, I will command, and I will scatter the house of Israel among all nations as they sift wheat in a sieve, but not even the smallest grain of it shall fall upon the ground. <a href="/hpbt/amos/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For, behold, I command and I shall scatter in all the nations those of the house of Israel as what they sift in a sieve, and the smallest of them will not fall on the Earth<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, Like as corn is sifted in a sieve, Yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. <a href="/sep/amos/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For I will give commandment, and sift the house of Israel among all the Gentiles, as corn is sifted in a sieve, and yet a fragment shall not in any wise fall upon the earth. <a href="/parallel/amos/9-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1606" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/9.htm">The Destruction of Israel</a> …8Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. 9<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">will give the command,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5128.htm" title="5128: wa·hă·ni·‘ō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">and I will shake</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḇə·ḵāl- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">among all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5128.htm" title="5128: yin·nō·w·a‘ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">grain is sifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3531.htm" title="3531: bak·kə·ḇā·rāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sieve. From kabar in its original sense; a sieve.">in a sieve;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6872.htm" title="6872: ṣə·rō·wr (N-ms) -- A parcel, a kernel, particle. Or tsror; from tsarar; a parcel; also a kernel or particle.">a pebble</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pō·wl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will reach</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the ground.</a> 10All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Jeremiah 31:28</a> Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Ezekiel 20:38</a> And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Isaiah 30:28</a> His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray. <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31</a> Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a> In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. <a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Jeremiah 15:7</a> I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways. <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a> And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. <a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Matthew 13:30</a> Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’” <a href="/john/15-2.htm">John 15:2</a> He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a> In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7</a> What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26</a> And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For, see, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall on the earth.and I.<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.sift.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/daniel/3-21.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/daniel/3-11.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Kernel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Least</a> <a href="/joel/3-7.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm">Pebble</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Sieve</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Sift</a> <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Sifted</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Smallest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/1-14.htm">Command</a> <a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/matthew/17-15.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/amos/9-15.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Kernel</a> <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Least</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm">Pebble</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/job/9-6.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Sieve</a> <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Sift</a> <a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Sifted</a> <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Smallest</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 9</div>1. <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">The certainty of the desolation.</a> 11. <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">The restoring of the tabernacle of David.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For surely I will give the command This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and authority of God. In the biblical context, God often issues commands that demonstrate His control over nations and history. This reflects the prophetic nature of Amos, where God speaks through the prophet to declare His intentions. The certainty of God's command underscores His role as the ultimate judge and ruler.and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations The imagery of shaking suggests a process of judgment and purification. Historically, the house of Israel faced dispersion and exile, notably during the Assyrian conquest. This scattering among the nations serves as both a punishment for disobedience and a means of refining the people. The shaking can be seen as a metaphor for trials that test and purify faith, similar to the refining of metals.as grain is sifted in a sieve Sifting grain involves separating the valuable from the worthless. This process symbolizes God's discernment in distinguishing the faithful from the unfaithful within Israel. The agricultural metaphor would resonate with an agrarian society familiar with the practice of sifting. It also connects to other biblical themes of separation, such as the wheat and the chaff in <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a>.but not a pebble will reach the ground This phrase indicates God's meticulous care and precision in His judgment. Despite the shaking and sifting, God ensures that nothing of value is lost. The pebble represents the faithful remnant of Israel, preserved through trials. This assurance of preservation aligns with the biblical theme of a remnant, seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>, where a faithful group is saved despite widespread judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver messages to the northern kingdom of Israel. His prophecies often focus on social justice and divine judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the northern kingdom of Israel, which was often characterized by idolatry and injustice during Amos's time. 3. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> The surrounding nations among whom Israel would be scattered. This scattering is a result of God's judgment due to Israel's unfaithfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sieve.htm">Sieve</a> A tool used for separating finer particles from coarser ones. In this context, it symbolizes God's process of judgment and purification. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pebble.htm">Pebble</a> Represents the remnant or those who remain faithful and are preserved through God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_purification.htm">Divine Judgment and Purification</a> God's judgment is not arbitrary but serves a purpose of purification. Just as a sieve separates the good from the bad, God's judgment aims to refine and purify His people. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_amidst_judgment.htm">Faithfulness Amidst Judgment</a> The imagery of the pebble not falling to the ground assures us that God preserves those who remain faithful. In times of trial, our faithfulness is both tested and refined. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The passage underscores God's control over nations and His ability to execute His will. Believers can trust in God's sovereign plan, even when it involves difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> Understanding the certainty of God's judgment should lead us to repentance and a renewed commitment to live according to His ways. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_remnant.htm">Hope for the Remnant</a> Despite the severity of judgment, there is hope for a remnant. God always preserves a faithful group who will carry forward His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 9</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_israel_'swallowed'_yet_distinct.htm">Hosea 8:8: How do we reconcile Israel being “swallowed up” by other nations with promises of their continued distinct identity? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_10_20-23_fit_with_israel's_doom.htm">Isaiah 10:20–23: How do we reconcile this promise of a remnant’s survival with other Old Testament passages predicting total destruction of Israel?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_amos_9_9_align_with_history.htm">Amos 9:9 - How could the scattering of Israel across all nations align with historical or archaeological records of only limited exiles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9, 10) Sift.--Literally, shake to and fro. That which is not chaff shall be preserved and dispersed as seed. The race shall live, though the kingdom be destroyed. This peculiar judgment is threatened in <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm" title="And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.">Leviticus 26:33</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm" title="And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even to the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone.">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm" title="My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.">Hosea 9:17</a>.) The prediction is very remarkable, as pointing to the indestructible vitality of the race, and its wide diffusion among all nations.Prevent us.--Better, assail us.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - For, lo! He explains how and why the whole nation is not destroyed. I will sift. Israel is to be dispersed among the nations, tried and winnowed among them by affliction and persecution, that the evil may fall to the ground and perish, and the good be preserved. The word rendered "sift" implies "to shake to and fro;" and this shaking shall show who are the true Israelites and who are the false, who retain their faith and cleave to the Lord under all difficulties, and who lose their hold of true religion and assimilate themselves to the heathen among whom they dwell. These last shall not return from captivity. The least grain; Hebrew, tseror, "pebble;" so the Vulgate, lapillus; Septuagint, σύντριμμα," fragment." It is used in <a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm">2 Samuel 17:13</a> of small stones in a building; here as hard grain in distinction from loose chaff (Keil). The solid grain, the good wheat, are the righteous, who, when the chaff and dust are cast away, are stored in the heavenly garner, prove themselves of the election, and inherit the promises (comp. <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Ezekiel 20:38</a>; <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a>). Fall upon the earth; i.e. perish, be lost (<a href="/1_samuel/26-20.htm">1 Samuel 26:20</a>). <a href="/commentaries/amos/9-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction surely הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I אָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I will give the command, מְצַוֶּ֔ה (mə·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order and I will shake וַהֲנִע֥וֹתִי (wa·hă·ni·‘ō·w·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5128.htm">Strong's 5128: </a> To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc among all בְכָֽל־ (ḇə·ḵāl-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the nations, הַגּוֹיִ֖ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts as כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that [grain] is sifted יִנּ֙וֹעַ֙ (yin·nō·w·a‘) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5128.htm">Strong's 5128: </a> To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter in a sieve, בַּכְּבָרָ֔ה (bak·kə·ḇā·rāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3531.htm">Strong's 3531: </a> A sieve but not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no a pebble צְר֖וֹר (ṣə·rō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6872.htm">Strong's 6872: </a> A parcel, a kernel, particle will reach יִפּ֥וֹל (yip·pō·wl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie the ground. אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 9:9 For behold I will command and (Amo. 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