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I am determined to bring disaster upon them and not to help them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And if they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them; and I will fix my eyes upon them for evil and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword, And it shall slay them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword and it will kill them, And I will set My eyes against them for harm and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword that it slay them, And I will set My eyes against them for evil and not for good.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword that it slay them, And I will set My eyes against them for evil and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword that it kill them, And I will set My eyes against them for evil and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I shall command the sword to kill them, And I will set My eyes against them for evil (judgment, punishment) and not for good [that is, not for correction leading to restoration].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if they are driven by their enemies into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if they are driven by their enemies into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will fix My eyes on them for harm and not for good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I'll send a sword to kill them, wherever their enemies drag them off as captives. I'm determined to hurt them, not to help them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even if they go into exile ahead of their enemies, I will command a sword to kill them. I will keep my eyes on them so that I can bring disaster on them and not help them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If they are taken away into captivity by their enemies, I will order them to be put to death. I am determined to destroy them, not to help them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even if they go into exile among their enemies, from there I will order the sword to kill them. I will fix my gaze on them to inflict disaster, and not to do good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for disaster, and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if they go into captivity before their enemies, "" From there I command the sword, "" And it has slain them, "" And I have set My eye on them for evil, "" And not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if they go into captivity before their enemies, From thence I command the sword, And it hath slain them, And I have set Mine eye on them for evil, And not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If they shall go into captivity before the face of their enemies, from thence I will command the sword and it slew them: and I set mine eyes upon them for evil and not for good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if they go into captivity before their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall kill them. And I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if they go into captivity in the sight of their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. And I will set my eyes over them for harm and not for good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix my gaze upon them for evil and not for good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And though they go into captivity in front of their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them; and I will fix my eyes on them for harm and not for good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil and not for good;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if they shall go into captivity before their enemies, there I shall command the sword and it shall kill them, and I shall set my eyes upon them for evil and not for good<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And though they go into captivity before their enemies, Thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; And I will set Mine eyes upon them For evil, and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if they should go into captivity before the face of their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes against them for evil, and not for good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/9-4.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=1537" 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/9.htm">The Destruction of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">they are driven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ʾ·ḇē·hɛm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: ḇaš·šə·ḇî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">into captivity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ’ă·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I will command</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/2719.htm" title="2719: ha·ḥe·reḇ (Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: wa·hă·rā·ḡā·ṯam (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">to slay them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">I will fix</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">My eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: lə·rā·‘āh (Prep-l:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">for harm</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.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">for good.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn—all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—…<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="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Jeremiah 44:11-14</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah. / And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach. / I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65-67</a></span><br />Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. / So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. / In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-36.htm">Leviticus 26:36-39</a></span><br />As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them. / They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies. / You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a></span><br />A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Jeremiah 16:16-18</a></span><br />But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. / For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes. / And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></span><br />I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9-10</a></span><br />I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. / And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20-23</a></span><br />So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. / When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. / The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18-19</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. / I will do this because they have not listened to My words, declares the LORD, which I sent to them again and again through My servants the prophets. And neither have you exiles listened, declares the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Ezekiel 20:34-38</a></span><br />With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered. / And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face. / Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33-36</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? / Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And though they go into captivity before their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.</p><p class="hdg">go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33,36-39</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64,65</a></b></br> 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, <i>even</i> wood and stone… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2,12</a></b></br> Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, <i>and</i> smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them… </p><p class="hdg">set.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Leviticus 17:10</a></b></br> And whatsoever man <i>there be</i> of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a></b></br> For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of <i>them</i> whose heart <i>is</i> perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Attackers</a> <a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Command</a> <a href="/amos/6-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/amos/6-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-17.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Thence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Attackers</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Command</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-17.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">Thence</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/9-1.htm">The certainty of the desolation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/9-11.htm">The restoring of the tabernacle of David.</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/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><b>Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity</b><br>This phrase reflects the historical context of the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles, where the Israelites were taken captive due to their disobedience to God. The captivity serves as a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36-37</a>, where God warns Israel of the consequences of turning away from Him. The driving into captivity signifies God's judgment and the use of foreign nations as instruments of His divine justice.<p><b>there I will command the sword to slay them</b><br>Even in captivity, the Israelites would not escape God's judgment. The sword represents ongoing punishment and the continuation of divine retribution. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to execute judgment wherever His people are found. The sword is often a symbol of war and destruction, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29</a>, where God declares judgment upon all nations.<p><b>I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.</b><br>This phrase indicates God's active involvement in the judgment process. The fixing of God's eyes suggests His unwavering attention and determination to bring about the consequences of Israel's sin. This is a reversal of the blessing found in <a href="/numbers/6-24.htm">Numbers 6:24-26</a>, where God's face is turned toward His people for peace and favor. Here, the focus is on harm, emphasizing the seriousness of Israel's rebellion. The concept of God’s eyes being upon someone is also seen in <a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a>, but in a positive light, showing the stark contrast when God’s favor is withdrawn.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and injustice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>Refers to the impending exile of the Israelites due to their disobedience and sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The foreign nations, particularly Assyria, that God would use as instruments of judgment against Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a></b><br>Symbolizes the instrument of God's judgment, often representing war and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is inescapable for those who persist in sin. Just as Israel could not escape His decrees, neither can we if we choose to live in disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations and events. He uses even the enemies of His people to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating His ultimate control over history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God leads to severe consequences. This passage serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God sees all actions and intentions. His eyes are upon us, whether for blessing or judgment, reminding us to live with integrity and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_repentance.htm">Hope in Repentance</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader biblical account offers hope through repentance. Turning back to God can restore our relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_invaders_use_hooks_on_israel.htm">Amos 4:2-3 - Is there any historical evidence that the Assyrians or other invaders literally led Israel into captivity with hooks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ezekiel_19_4,_19_9_captivity.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that confirms the captivity described in Ezekiel 19:4 and 19:9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_amos_7_11_conflict_with_jeroboam's_end.htm">Amos 7:11 - The text predicts Jeroboam's death by the sword; does this claim conflict with other biblical or extra-biblical accounts regarding Jeroboam's end?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_loving_deity_enact_vengeance.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16: How can a loving deity be reconciled with the depiction of fiery vengeance and widespread destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Captivity</span> itself, in which state men generally, at any rate, are secure of their lives, shall not save them from the sword (<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65</a>, etc. comp. Tobit 1:17, 18 Tobit 2:3, where we see that the murder of captives was not unusual). The prophet looks forward to the Assyrian deportation. <span class="cmt_word">For evil.</span> The people are indeed subject to God's special attention, but only in order to punish them (<a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15, 16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Jeremiah 44:11</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/9-4.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">Though</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are driven</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵלְכ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(’·ḇê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into captivity,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַשְּׁבִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaš·šə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exiled, captured, exile, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will command</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲצַוֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sword</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to slay them.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲרָגָ֑תַם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·rā·ḡā·ṯam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will fix</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינִ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon them</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<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">for harm</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרָעָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for good.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְטוֹבָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/9-4.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 9:4 Though they go into captivity before their (Amo. 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