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Though they climb up to the heavens above, from there I will bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Even if they dig down to the place of the dead, I will reach down and pull them up. Even if they climb up into the heavens, I will bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Though they dig into hell, From there My hand shall take them; Though they climb up to heaven, From there I will bring them down;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Though they dig into Sheol, From there My hand will take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there I will bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Though they dig into Sheol, From there will My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Though they dig into Sheol, From there shall My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Though they dig into Sheol, From there will My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Though they dig into Sheol [to hide in the deepest pit], From there My hand will take them [for judgment]; And though they climb up to heaven [to hide in the realm of light], From there will I bring them down [for judgment].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they dig down to Sheol, from there my hand will take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"If they dig deep into the earth or climb to the sky, I'll reach out and get them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.<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 dig their way into Sheol, my hand will take them from there. Even if they go up to heaven, I will bring them down from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even if they dig their way down to the world of the dead, I will catch them. Even if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Even if they burrow into Sheol, from there my hand will find them. Even if they ascend to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though they dig into the place of the dead, thence shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If they dig through into Sheol, "" From there My hand takes them, "" And if they go up [to] the heavens, "" From there I cause them to come down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.<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 break through into hades, from thence shall my hand take them; and if they shall go up to the heavens, from thence I will bring them down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If they descend even to the underworld, from there my hand will draw them out; and if they ascend even to the sky, from there will I pull them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, even from there my hand shall take them; Though they climb to the heavens, even from there I shall bring them down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Though they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Though they go down into Sheol, thence shall my hand bring them up; though they climb to heaven, thence will I bring them down;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If they will go down to Sheol, from there my hand will bring them up, and if they will go up to Heaven, from there I shall bring them down!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though they dig into the nether-world, Thence shall My hand take them; And though they climb up to heaven, Thence will I bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Though they hid themselves in hell, thence shall my hand drag them forth; and though they go up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/9-2.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=1513" 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">1</span>I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/2864.htm" title="2864: yaḥ·tə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To dig, row. A primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars.">they dig down</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: ḇiš·’ō·wl (Prep-b:: N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">to Sheol,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">from there</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">My hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ṯiq·qā·ḥêm (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">will take them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">and though</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">they climb up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">to heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">from there</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: ’ō·w·rî·ḏêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">I will pull them down.</a> </span><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.…<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="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-8</a></span><br />Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></span><br />“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22</a></span><br />There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4</a></span><br />Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Isaiah 24:21-22</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below. / They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-16</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/11-8.htm">Job 11:8</a></span><br />They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a></span><br />Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Ezekiel 32:27</a></span><br />They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-7.htm">Romans 10:7</a></span><br />or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19</a></span><br />Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></span><br />The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Revelation 9:1-2</a></span><br />Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss. / The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though they dig into hell, there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, there will I bring them down:</p><p class="hdg">Though.</p><p class="hdg">dig.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-6.htm">Job 26:6</a></b></br> Hell <i>is</i> naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a></b></br> Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19</a></b></br> And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.</p><p class="hdg">climb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-6.htm">Job 20:6</a></b></br> Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-16</a></b></br> For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></b></br> Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, <i>and</i> the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Climb</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Climb</a> <a href="/jonah/4-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Underworld</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 dig down to Sheol</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the futility of attempting to escape God's judgment. Sheol, in ancient Hebrew thought, is the realm of the dead, often depicted as a deep, shadowy place beneath the earth. The imagery of digging down to Sheol suggests an extreme effort to hide or escape, yet it underscores the omnipresence and omnipotence of God. In biblical context, Sheol is not just a physical location but a metaphor for death and the grave (<a href="/job/26-6.htm">Job 26:6</a>, <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Psalm 139:8</a>). This reflects the belief that no matter how deep one goes, God's reach extends even to the depths of the earth.<p><b>From there My hand will take them</b><br>The "hand" of God is a common biblical metaphor for His power and intervention. This phrase indicates that God's authority and ability to execute judgment are inescapable. The imagery of God's hand taking them from Sheol suggests a personal and direct action, reinforcing the idea that divine justice is unavoidable. This is consistent with other scriptures that speak of God's hand as a symbol of strength and deliverance (<a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>).<p><b>And though they climb up to heaven</b><br>Climbing up to heaven represents the opposite extreme of digging down to Sheol, symbolizing an attempt to reach the highest heights to evade God's presence. In biblical literature, heaven is often depicted as the dwelling place of God (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a>, <a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a>). This phrase highlights the futility of human efforts to escape divine scrutiny, as even the highest heavens are within God's domain. It echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a>, where the psalmist acknowledges that there is no place beyond God's reach.<p><b>From there I will pull them down</b><br>This final phrase reinforces the theme of God's sovereignty and the certainty of His judgment. The act of pulling down from heaven suggests a reversal of human pride and ambition, reminiscent of the Tower of Babel narrative (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>), where humanity's attempt to reach the heavens was thwarted by God. It serves as a reminder that no matter how high one ascends, God's authority prevails. This imagery also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and the establishment of God's kingdom, where human pride will be humbled (<a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a>, <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a>).<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 messages of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and separation from the living.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>In this context, it refers to the highest places, symbolizing attempts to escape God's reach.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which Amos addresses, warning them of impending judgment due to their sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The central theme of <a href="/bsb/amos/9.htm">Amos 9</a>, where God declares that no one can escape His judgment, regardless of where they try to hide.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipresence.htm">God's Omnipresence</a></b><br>God's presence is inescapable. Whether in the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven, God is there. This should bring comfort to believers and a sober warning to those who try to flee from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_escaping_god.htm">The Futility of Escaping God</a></b><br>Attempts to escape God's judgment are futile. This calls for repentance and turning back to God rather than trying to hide from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is certain and unavoidable. This should encourage believers to live righteously and warn others of the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Understanding God's omnipresence and justice should lead to a heart of repentance and a desire to align with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/comfort_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Comfort in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>For believers, God's omnipresence is a source of comfort, knowing that He is always with us, guiding and protecting us.<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/why_is_jesus's_ascension_important.htm">What is the significance of Jesus Christ's ascension?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anyone_escape_divine_judgment_anywhere.htm">Amos 9:2-3 - Is it scientifically plausible for no one to evade divine judgment even in the depths of the sea or highest mountains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_a_'fallen_star'_both_event_and_angel.htm">How can a star 'fallen from heaven' (Revelation 9:1) be both an astronomical event and an angelic being?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'casting_down_imaginations'_mean.htm">What is the book John eats in Revelation 10?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Dig.</span>--For this expression <span class= "ital">break</span> should be substituted. "Hell," or rather, <span class= "ital">Hades</span> (<span class= "ital">Sheol</span>), the dark abode of the gathered dead, is contrasted with "heaven," the abode of light. Escape from the universal Lord is impossible.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - The thought of ver. 1 is further expanded, the notion of flight being, as Jerome says, dissected. For <span class="cmt_word">dig</span>, the LXX. reads, "be hidden;" but the expression implies a breaking through (<a href="/ezekiel/8-8.htm">Ezekiel 8:8</a>). Hell (<span class="accented">Sheol</span>) is supposed to be in the inmost part of the earth (comp. <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7, 8</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Take them.</span> To receive punishment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/9-2.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">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 dig down</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְתְּר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·tə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2864.htm">Strong's 2864: </a> </span><span class="str2">To force a, passage, as by burglary, with oars</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sheol,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִשְׁא֔וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(ḇiš·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from there</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁ֖ם</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">My hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will take them;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִקָּחֵ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiq·qā·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and though</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִֽם־</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 climb up</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲלוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to heaven,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from there</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁ֖ם</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 pull them down.</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹרִידֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·rî·ḏêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 9:2 Though they dig into Sheol there my (Amo. 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