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Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. <a href="/nlt/amos/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel, I will search them out and capture them. Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean, I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them. <a href="/esv/amos/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> If they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search them out and take them; and if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them. <a href="/bsb/amos/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/amos/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: <a href="/nkjv/amos/9.htm">New King James Version</a> And though they hide themselves on top of Carmel, From there I will search and take them; Though they hide from My sight at the bottom of the sea, From there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them; <a href="/nasb_/amos/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And though they hide on the summit of Carmel, I will track them down and take them from there; And though they hide themselves from My sight on the bottom of the sea, I will command the serpent from there, and it will bite them. <a href="/nasb/amos/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Though they hide on the summit of Carmel, I will search them out and take them from there; And though they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, From there I will command the serpent and it will bite them. <a href="/nasb77/amos/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And though they hide on the summit of Carmel, I will search them out and take them from there; And though they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, From there I will command the serpent and it will bite them. <a href="/lsb/amos/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And though they hide on the top of Carmel, From there I will search them out and take them; And though they conceal themselves from My eyes on the floor of the sea, From there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them. <a href="/amp/amos/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Though they hide on the summit of [Mount] Carmel, I will track them down and take them from there; And though they hide from My sight on the floor of the sea, From there I shall command the serpent and it will bite them. <a href="/csb/amos/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If they hide on the top of Carmel, from there I will track them down and seize them; if they conceal themselves from my sight on the sea floor, from there I will command the sea serpent to bite them. <a href="/hcsb/amos/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will track them down and seize them; if they conceal themselves from My sight on the sea floor, from there I will command the sea serpent to bite them. <a href="/asv/amos/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them. <a href="/cev/amos/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If they escape to the peaks of Mount Carmel, I'll search and find them. And if they hide from me at the bottom of the ocean, I'll command a sea monster to bite them. <a href="/erv/amos/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them. <a href="/gwt/amos/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Even if they hide on top of Mount Carmel, I will look for them and take them from there. Even if they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command a sea snake to bite them. <a href="/gnt/amos/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> If they hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I will search for them and catch them. If they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command the sea monster to bite them. <a href="/isv/amos/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Even if they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search and seize them. Even if they hide from my sight in the depths of the sea, from there I will order the serpent to strike them. <a href="/msb/amos/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/amos/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them. <a href="/nheb/amos/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them. <a href="/wbt/amos/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they are hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: <a href="/web/amos/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hidden from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And if they are hid in the top of Carmel, "" From there I search out, and have taken them, "" And if they are hid from My eyes in the bottom of the sea, "" From there I command the serpent, "" And it has bitten them. <a href="/ylt/amos/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them. <a href="/slt/amos/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if they shall hide in the head of Carmel, from thence will I search and take them; and if they shall be concealed from before mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, from thence I will command the serpent, and he bit them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And though they be hid in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them away from thence : and though they hide themselves from my eyes in the depth of the sea, there will I command the serpent and he shall bite them. <a href="/cpdv/amos/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And if they were hiding at the top of Carmel, when searching there, I would steal them away, and if they conceal themselves from my eyes in the depths of the sea, I will command the serpent there and he will bite them. <a href="/nabre/amos/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Though they hide on the summit of Carmel, there too I will hunt them down and take them; Though they hide from my gaze at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search out and take them; and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the sea-serpent, and it shall bite them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent and it shall bite them; <a href="/hpbt/amos/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if they will hide at the top of Karmela, from there I shall search and I shall take them, and if they will hide from before my eyes in the depths of the sea, there I shall command the Serpent and it shall bite them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; And though they be hid from My sight in the bottom of the sea, Thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them. <a href="/sep/amos/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> If they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, thence will I search them out and take them; and if they should go down from my presence into the depths of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them. <a href="/parallel/amos/9-3.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=1524" 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> …2Though 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. 3<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/2244.htm" title="2244: yê·ḥā·ḇə·’ū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To withdraw, hide. A primitive root; to secrete.">they hide themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rōš (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">atop</a> <a href="/hebrew/3760.htm" title="3760: hak·kar·mel (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as karmel; Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine.">Carmel,</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/2664.htm" title="2664: ’ă·ḥap·pêś (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To search. A primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself, or mask.">I will track them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ū·lə·qaḥ·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and seize 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/5641.htm" title="5641: yis·sā·ṯə·rū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">they hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: min·ne·ḡeḏ (Prep-m) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nay (N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7172.htm" title="7172: bə·qar·qa‘ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Floor. From qara'; floor, of a building or the sea.">at the bottom of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea,</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/5175.htm" title="5175: han·nā·ḥāš (Art:: N-ms) -- A serpent. From nachash; a snake.">the serpent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5391.htm" title="5391: ū·nə·šā·ḵām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to strike with a sting; figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan.">to bite them.</a> 4Though 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.”…<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="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a> 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. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ... <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a> “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. <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22</a> There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide. <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3-4</a> 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. / Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a> Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?” <a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4</a> Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Psalm 139:11-12</a> If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— / even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You. <a href="/ezekiel/28-3.htm">Ezekiel 28:3-4</a> Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. <a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a> The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a> Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a> 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?” <a href="/matthew/10-26.htm">Matthew 10:26</a> So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. <a href="/luke/8-17.htm">Luke 8:17</a> For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light. <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a> O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:hide.<a href="/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22</a> There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.<a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Jeremiah 23:23,24</a> Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? … hid.<a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Psalm 139:9-11</a> If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; … <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Jeremiah 16:16</a> Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.the serpent.<a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a> In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Bite</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Bitten</a> <a href="/daniel/6-24.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Great</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-20.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/amos/8-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/amos/8-12.htm">Search</a> <a href="/daniel/11-21.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Summit</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Top</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/8-6.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Bite</a> <a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Bitten</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/john/1-20.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/micah/4-12.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/jonah/1-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">Search</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-32.htm">Summit</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Top</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>Though they hide themselves atop Carmel Mount Carmel is a significant geographical location in Israel, known for its lush vegetation and strategic height. In biblical history, it is the site of Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18). The reference to hiding atop Carmel suggests an attempt to escape divine judgment by seeking refuge in a place of natural strength and beauty. This phrase emphasizes the futility of trying to escape God's omnipresence and judgment, as even the most fortified and remote locations cannot shield one from His reach.there I will track them and seize them This phrase underscores God's omniscience and omnipotence. The imagery of God tracking and seizing those who hide reflects His role as a divine hunter who cannot be eluded. It conveys the certainty of divine justice and the impossibility of escaping accountability. This is consistent with other scriptures that affirm God's ability to see all actions and intentions (<a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-12</a>).and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea The sea, often seen as a place of chaos and mystery in ancient Near Eastern culture, represents the ultimate attempt to escape. The idea of hiding at the bottom of the sea suggests going to extreme lengths to avoid divine scrutiny. This reflects the belief that no depth or distance can separate one from God's presence, as echoed in <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Psalm 139:9-10</a>.there I will command the serpent to bite them The serpent is a symbol of danger and judgment. In biblical literature, serpents often represent evil or instruments of divine punishment (Genesis 3, <a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6</a>). The command for the serpent to bite those hiding at the sea's bottom illustrates God's control over creation and His ability to use it to execute judgment. This imagery reinforces the theme of inescapable divine retribution and serves as a warning of the consequences of sin.<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 of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/c/carmel.htm">Carmel</a> A mountain range in Israel known for its lush vegetation and strategic significance. It symbolizes a place of refuge and hiding. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a> Represents the depths and vastness of creation, often seen as a place of chaos and mystery in ancient Near Eastern thought. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_serpent.htm">The Serpent</a> A creature often associated with danger and judgment, symbolizing God's ability to reach and punish even in hidden places. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipresence.htm">God's Omnipresence</a> The central theme of this verse, highlighting God's ability to see and act everywhere, regardless of human attempts to hide.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipresence.htm">God's Omnipresence</a> We cannot hide from God, whether in physical locations or in the depths of our hearts. His presence is everywhere, and He knows all. <a href="/topical/a/accountability.htm">Accountability</a> Our actions, whether public or private, are seen by God. We are accountable to Him for our choices and behaviors. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a> God's ability to reach us even in hidden places assures us that His justice will prevail. We cannot escape the consequences of our actions. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While this passage speaks of judgment, it also serves as a call to repentance. God desires that we turn back to Him and seek His forgiveness. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a> In times of fear or uncertainty, we can trust in God's sovereign control over all creation. He is present and active in every situation.<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/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> <a href="/q/evidence_for_rahab_and_dragon_in_isaiah.htm">Isaiah 51:9 references the defeat of Rahab and the dragon. Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to clarify who or what these entities represent?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_the_serpent_speak_to_eve.htm">How could a serpent physically speak to Eve (Genesis 3:1)?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_old_testament_prophets.htm">Who were the Old Testament prophets in the Bible?</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>(3) Serpent.--On this expression, i.e., the "waterserpent," comp. <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm" title="In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.">Isaiah 27:1</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - The top of Carmel. Among the woods and thickets. There are no eaves on the summit of Carmel. "Amos tolls us that in his day the top of it was a place to hide in; nor has it changed its character in this respect ... I would not have been prompted to place 'the top of Carmel' third in such a series of hiding places, yet I can fully appreciate the comparison from my own experience. Ascending from the south, we followed a wild, narrow wady overhung by trees, bushes, and tangled creepers, through which my guide thought we could get up to the top; but it became absolutely impracticable, and we were obliged to find our way back again. And even after we reached the summit, it was so rough and broken in some places, and the thorn bushes so thickset and sharp, that our clothes were torn and our hands and faces severely lacerated; nor could I see my guide at times ten steps ahead of me. From such biblical intimations, we may believe that Carmel was not very thickly inhabited" (Thomson, 'The Land and the Book,' Central Palestine, p. 237, etc.). Other writers speak of the occurrence of caves and deep valleys in the Carmel range. In the bottom of the sea. Both this and heaven (ver. 2) are impracticable hiding places, and are used poetically to show the absolute impossibility of escape. Serpent (nachash, elsewhere called leviathan and tannin, <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a>), some kind of seamonster supposed to be venomous. Dr. Pusey mentions that certain poisonous hydrophidae are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. and may probably infest the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. <a href="/commentaries/amos/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Though וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not they hide themselves יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ (yê·ḥā·ḇə·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2244.htm">Strong's 2244: </a> To withdraw, hide atop בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (bə·rōš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head Carmel, הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל (hak·kar·mel) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3760.htm">Strong's 3760: </a> Carmel -- a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron there מִשָּׁ֥ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither I will track them אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ (’ă·ḥap·pêś) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2664.htm">Strong's 2664: </a> To seek, to conceal oneself, mask and seize them; וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים (ū·lə·qaḥ·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take and though וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not they hide יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ (yis·sā·ṯə·rū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> To hide, conceal from מִנֶּ֤גֶד (min·ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before Me עֵינַי֙ (‘ê·nay) Noun - cdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain at the bottom of בְּקַרְקַ֣ע (bə·qar·qa‘) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7172.htm">Strong's 7172: </a> Floor, of a, building, the sea the sea, הַיָּ֔ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin there מִשָּׁ֛ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither I will command אֲצַוֶּ֥ה (’ă·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the serpent הַנָּחָ֖שׁ (han·nā·ḥāš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5175.htm">Strong's 5175: </a> A serpent to bite them. וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ (ū·nə·šā·ḵām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5391.htm">Strong's 5391: </a> To strike with a, sting, to oppress with usury <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 9:3 Though they hide themselves in the top (Amo. 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