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Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? <a href="/nkjv/amos/9.htm">New King James Version</a> “Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to Me, O children of Israel?” says the LORD. “Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, The Philistines from Caphtor, And the Syrians from Kir? <a href="/nasb_/amos/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Are you not as the sons of Ethiopia to Me, You sons of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/nasb/amos/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Are you not as the sons of Ethiopia to Me, O sons of Israel?&#8221 declares the LORD. &#8220Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/nasb77/amos/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Are you not as the sons of Ethiopia to Me, O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/lsb/amos/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Are you not as the sons of Ethiopia to Me, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh. “Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/amp/amos/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Are you [degenerate ones] not as the [despised] sons of Ethiopia to Me, O sons of Israel?” says the LORD. “Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans (Syrians) from Kir? <a href="/csb/amos/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me? This is the LORD’s declaration. Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/hcsb/amos/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to Me? This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. Didn&#8217t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/asv/amos/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? <a href="/cev/amos/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Israel, I am the LORD God, and the Ethiopians are no less important to me than you are. I brought you out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and the Arameans from Kir. <a href="/erv/amos/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? <a href="/gwt/amos/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You people of Israel are like the people from Sudan, says the LORD. Didn't I bring Israel from Egypt? Didn't I bring the Philistines from Crete and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/gnt/amos/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD says, "People of Israel, I think as much of the people of Ethiopia as I do of you. I brought the Philistines from Crete and the Syrians from Kir, just as I brought you from Egypt. <a href="/isv/amos/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Aren't you people of Israel like the people of Cush to me?" declares the LORD. "I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, did I not, as well as the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/msb/amos/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?? declares the LORD. ?Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/net/amos/9.htm">NET Bible</a> "You Israelites are just like the Ethiopians in my sight," says the LORD. "Certainly I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir. <a href="/nheb/amos/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to me, children of Israel?" says the LORD. "Haven't I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/wbt/amos/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Are ye not as children of the Cushites to me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel from the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Assyrians from Kir? <a href="/web/amos/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?” says Yahweh. “Haven’t I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Are you not as sons of Cushim to Me, O sons of Israel?” A declaration of YHWH. “Did I not bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt? And the Philistines from Caphtor, and Aram from Kir? <a href="/ylt/amos/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> As sons of Cushim are ye not to Me? O sons of Israel -- an affirmation of Jehovah. Israel did I not bring up out of the land of Egypt? And the Philistines from Caphtor, and Aram from Kir? <a href="/slt/amos/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Are ye not as the sons of the Cushites to me, O sons of Israel? says Jehovah. Did I not bring up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the rovers from Caphtor, and Aram from Kir?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Are not you as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel, saith the Lord? did not I bring up Israel, out of the land of Egypt: and the Philistines out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of Cyrene? <a href="/cpdv/amos/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Sons of Israel, are you not like the sons of the Ethiopians to me, says the Lord? Did I not cause Israel to rise up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of Cyrene? <a href="/nabre/amos/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Are you not like the Ethiopians to me, O Israelites?—oracle of the LORD— Did I not bring the Israelites from the land of Egypt as I brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/nrsvce/amos/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Are you not like the Ethiopians to me, O people of Israel? says the LORD. Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, you are like the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel! says the LORD. Behold, I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt and the Philistines from Capadocia and the Arameans from Kir. <a href="/hpbt/amos/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold, you are to me as children of the Kushites, children of Israel, says LORD JEHOVAH. Behold, I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Qapadoqia, and Aram from Qir<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto Me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor, And Aram from Kir? <a href="/sep/amos/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Are not ye to me as the sons of the Ethiopians, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Did I not bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of the deep? <a href="/parallel/amos/9-7.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=1577" 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> …6He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name. 7<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Are you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḵiḇ·nê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3569.htm" title="3569: ḵu·šî·yîm (N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Cush. Patronymically from Kuwsh; a Cushite, or descendant of Cush.">like the Cushites</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">O children</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Did I not</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/5927.htm" title="5927: he·‘ĕ·lê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">up from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: ū·p̄ə·liš·tî·yîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">the Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/3731.htm" title="3731: mik·kap̄·tō·wr (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably a name for Crete. Or Kaphtowr; apparently the same as kaphtor; Caphtor, the original seat of the Philistines.">from Caphtor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: wa·’ă·rām (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">and the Arameans</a> <a href="/hebrew/7024.htm" title="7024: miq·qîr (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Kir -- wall, a city in Moab. The same as qiyr; fortress; Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in Moab.">from Kir?</a> 8Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD.…<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="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-8</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. / The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. / But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a> Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” <a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Isaiah 19:24-25</a> In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth. / The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.” <a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">Jeremiah 12:14-17</a> This is what the LORD says: “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them. / But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land. / And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people. ... <a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a> Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. <a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a> A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. <a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6-14</a> The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. / The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. / Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24-34</a> Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. / Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. / So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.” ... <a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14</a> This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’” <a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Matthew 3:9</a> And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. <a href="/john/8-39.htm">John 8:39</a> “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham. <a href="/romans/9-24.htm">Romans 9:24-26</a> including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles? / As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28-29</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. / And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a> Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Are you not as children of the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? said the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?ye not.<a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25,26</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; … <a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm">Jeremiah 13:23</a> Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.Have not.<a href="/amos/2-10.htm">Amos 2:10</a> Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.<a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Exodus 12:51</a> And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.<a href="/hosea/12-13.htm">Hosea 12:13</a> And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.the Philistines.<a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a> And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)<a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4</a> Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.the Syrians.<a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5</a> I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.<a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a> And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Caphtor</a> <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Cushim</a> <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Cushites</a> <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-5.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Ethiopians</a> <a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Kir</a> <a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Syrians</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-10.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Caphtor</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">Cushim</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">Cushites</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/micah/6-4.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/nahum/3-9.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">Ethiopians</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">Kir</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Syrians</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>“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. This phrase highlights God's impartiality and sovereignty over all nations. The Cushites, likely referring to the people from the region south of Egypt (modern-day Sudan), were considered distant and foreign to Israel. By comparing Israel to the Cushites, God emphasizes that Israel's special status is not due to inherent superiority but due to His covenant. This challenges Israel's presumption of privilege and calls them to accountability. Theologically, it underscores the theme that God is the God of all nations, not just Israel, as seen in <a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a>, where Peter acknowledges that God shows no favoritism.“Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, This recalls the Exodus, a foundational event in Israel's history, where God delivered them from slavery in Egypt. It serves as a reminder of God's past acts of salvation and His covenant faithfulness. The Exodus is a type of Christ's redemptive work, as seen in the New Testament, where Jesus is portrayed as the ultimate deliverer from the bondage of sin (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>). This historical event is central to Israel's identity and their relationship with God, as reiterated throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">Deuteronomy 5:6</a>).the Philistines from Caphtor, Caphtor is often identified with Crete or a region in the Aegean Sea. The Philistines, known as one of Israel's chief adversaries, are said to have originated from this area. This reference indicates that God orchestrates the movements and destinies of all peoples, not just Israel. It serves as a reminder that God's providence extends beyond Israel, aligning with the biblical theme of God's universal sovereignty (<a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4</a>).and the Arameans from Kir? Kir is mentioned as the place from which the Arameans originated (<a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Isaiah 22:6</a>). The Arameans were another significant group in the ancient Near East, often interacting with Israel. By mentioning their migration, God illustrates His control over the nations and their histories. This reinforces the idea that God is not limited to Israel but is actively involved in the affairs of all peoples, as seen in <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a>, where Paul speaks of God determining the times and places for all nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/cushites.htm">Cushites</a> A people from the region of Cush, often associated with the area south of Egypt, possibly modern-day Sudan or Ethiopia. They are used here to illustrate God's impartiality. 2. <a href="/topical/c/children_of_israel.htm">Children of Israel</a> The descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who are God's chosen people. This verse challenges their perceived special status. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land from which God delivered the Israelites, symbolizing His power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. 4. <a href="/topical/p/philistines_from_caphtor.htm">Philistines from Caphtor</a> The Philistines were ancient enemies of Israel, and Caphtor is believed to be their place of origin, possibly Crete or another Mediterranean island. 5. <a href="/topical/a/arameans_from_kir.htm">Arameans from Kir</a> The Arameans were a Semitic people, and Kir is mentioned as their place of origin, highlighting God's sovereignty over all nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is sovereign over all nations, not just Israel. He orchestrates the rise and fall of peoples according to His divine plan. <a href="/topical/i/impartiality_of_god.htm">Impartiality of God</a> God does not show favoritism based on nationality or ethnicity. His love and justice extend to all humanity. <a href="/topical/r/reminder_of_deliverance.htm">Reminder of Deliverance</a> Just as God delivered Israel from Egypt, He has been active in the histories of other nations, reminding us of His power and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_humility.htm">Call to Humility</a> Israel's special status is not a cause for pride but a call to humility and responsibility. Believers today should also live humbly, recognizing God's grace in their lives. <a href="/topical/u/universal_mission.htm">Universal Mission</a> The church is called to reach all nations, reflecting God's heart for all people. This mission is rooted in the understanding that God cares for every nation.<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/why_does_amos_9_7_equate_israel_and_cush.htm">Amos 9:7 – Why does this text claim Israel’s status is no different from the Cushites, seemingly contradicting passages that call Israel uniquely chosen?</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_philistines.htm">What is the identity of the Philistines?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_book_of_amos_about.htm">What is the Book of Amos about?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_25_6_align_with_israel's_exclusivity.htm">How does Isaiah 25:6, which speaks of a universal feast for all peoples, align with other Old Testament passages emphasizing Israel’s exclusivity?</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>(7) Ethiopians.--Israel had presumed on the special favour of Jehovah. The prophet asks them whether, after all, they are better or safer than the Ethiopians, whom they despised. He who led Israel from Egypt also brought the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir. Caphtor is mentioned in the table of races, <a href="/genesis/10-14.htm" title="And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.">Genesis 10:14</a> (where the clause referring to the Philistines should probably be placed at the end of the verse). The LXX. followed by the Targums and Peshito interpret Caphtor as Cappadocia, probably from resemblance in form. R. S. Poole, art. "Caphtor," in the Dictionary of the Bible, compares the Egyptian Kebtu or Koptos, and places the Caphtorim in Upper Egypt, while Ebers holds that they had their settlements in the Nile delta. But the identification of Caphtor with Crete is most probable. So Rosenmller, Ewald, Dillmann, &c. On Kir, probably E. of the Euphrates, see Note on <a href="/amos/1-5.htm" title="I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holds the scepter from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, said the LORD.">Amos 1:5</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Israel's election to be God's people should not save them, unless their conduct corresponded with God's choice. <a href="/commentaries/amos/9-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Are you not הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no like the Cushites כֻשִׁיִּ֨ים (ḵu·šî·yîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3569.htm">Strong's 3569: </a> Cushite -- descendant of Cush to Me, לִ֛י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> O children בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Israel?” יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Did I not הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no bring הֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ (he·‘ĕ·lê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc up from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt, מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa the Philistines וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥ים (ū·p̄ə·liš·tî·yîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia from Caphtor, מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר (mik·kap̄·tō·wr) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3731.htm">Strong's 3731: </a> Caphtor -- probably a name for Crete and the Arameans וַאֲרָ֥ם (wa·’ă·rām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria from Kir? מִקִּֽיר׃ (miq·qîr) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7024.htm">Strong's 7024: </a> Kir -- 'wall', a city in Moab <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 9:7 Are you not like the children (Amo. 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