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The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be stirred up and then sink like the river of Egypt. <a href="/nlt/amos/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> The earth will tremble for your deeds, and everyone will mourn. The ground will rise like the Nile River at floodtime; it will heave up, then sink again. <a href="/esv/amos/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who dwells in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?” <a href="/bsb/amos/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt. <a href="/kjv/amos/8.htm">King James Bible</a> Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. <a href="/nkjv/amos/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Shall the land not tremble for this, And everyone mourn who dwells in it? All of it shall swell like the River, Heave and subside Like the River of Egypt. <a href="/nasb_/amos/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Because of this will the land not quake, And everyone who lives in it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about And subside like the Nile of Egypt. <a href="/nasb/amos/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Because of this will not the land quake And everyone who dwells in it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about And subside like the Nile of Egypt. <a href="/nasb77/amos/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Because of this will not the land quake And everyone who dwells in it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about, And subside like the Nile of Egypt. <a href="/lsb/amos/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Because of this will not the land tremble And everyone who inhabits it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about And subside like the Nile of Egypt. <a href="/amp/amos/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Because of this [coming judgment] will the land not quake And everyone mourn who dwells in it? Indeed, all of it shall rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed around [from the impact of judgment] And [afterward] subside again like the Nile of Egypt. <a href="/csb/amos/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Because of this, won’t the land quake and all who dwell in it mourn? All of it will rise like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/amos/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Because of this, won&#8217t the land quake and all who dwell in it mourn? All of it will rise like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt. <a href="/asv/amos/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt. <a href="/cev/amos/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Your country will tremble, and you will mourn. It will be like the Nile River that rises and overflows, then sinks back down. <a href="/erv/amos/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt. <a href="/gwt/amos/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The land will tremble because of this. Everyone who lives in it will mourn. The entire land will rise like the Nile, be tossed about, and then sink like Egypt's river. <a href="/gnt/amos/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> And so the earth will quake, and everyone in the land will be in distress. The whole country will be shaken; it will rise and fall like the Nile River. <a href="/isv/amos/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Surely the land will tremble because of this, won't it? And all who live in it will mourn, won't they? The entire land will swell up like a flooded river. It will be stirred up and then will sink like the river of Egypt. <a href="/msb/amos/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt. <a href="/net/amos/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Because of this the earth will quake, and all who live in it will mourn. The whole earth will rise like the River Nile, it will surge upward and then grow calm, like the Nile in Egypt. <a href="/nheb/amos/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Won't the land tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River; and it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt. <a href="/wbt/amos/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth in it? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood: and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. <a href="/web/amos/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Won’t the land tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River; and it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Does the land not tremble for this, "" And every dweller in it has mourned? And all of it has come up as a flood. And it has been cast out, and has sunk, "" Like the flood of Egypt. <a href="/ylt/amos/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For this doth not the land tremble, And mourned hath every dweller in it? And come up as a flood hath all of it. And it hath been cast out, and hath sunk, Like the flood of Egypt. <a href="/slt/amos/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this shall not the land be moved, and all dwelling in it, mourn? And it came up all of it as a river; and it was driven out and watered as the river of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein: and rise up altogether as a river, and be cast out, and run down as the river of Egypt? <a href="/cpdv/amos/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Will not the earth shudder over this, and all its inhabitants mourn, and all rise up like a river, and be cast out, and flow away like the river of Egypt? <a href="/nabre/amos/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Shall not the land tremble because of this, and all who dwell in it mourn? It will all rise up and toss like the Nile, and subside like the river of Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who lives in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Shall not the land tremble for these things, and every one mourn who dwells in it? The end shall come up like a flooded river; and it shall cast things away, and then recede like the river of Egypt. <a href="/hpbt/amos/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of these things, will not the land be shaken and all of its inhabitants will dwell in mourning, and its end shall come up like a river, and it shall drive out and it shall go down like the river of Egypt<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Shall not the land tremble for this, And every one mourn that dwelleth therein? Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; And it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt. <a href="/sep/amos/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And shall not the land be troubled for these things, and shall not every one who dwells in it mourn? whereas destruction shall come up as a river, and shall descend as the river of Egypt. <a href="/parallel/amos/8-8.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=1400" 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/8.htm">The Basket of Ripe Fruit</a> …7The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds. 8<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: ṯir·gaz (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">quake</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ha·‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">its dwellers</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/56.htm" title="56: wə·’ā·ḇal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To mourn. A primitive root; to bewail.">mourn?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All of it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">will swell</a> <a href="/hebrew/2975.htm" title="2975: ḵā·’ōr (Prep-k, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Stream (of the Nile), stream, canal. ">like the Nile;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1644.htm" title="1644: wə·niḡ·rə·šāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To drive out, cast out. A primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce.">it will surge</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: wə·niš·qå̄h (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">and then subside</a> <a href="/hebrew/2975.htm" title="2975: kî·’ō·wr (Prep-k:: N-proper-fs) -- Stream (of the Nile), stream, canal. ">like the Nile</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·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.">in Egypt.</a> 9And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.…<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="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a> The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again. <a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Jeremiah 4:24-26</a> I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. / I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger. <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a> The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10-11</a> Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness. / The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it? <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4-5</a> On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south. / You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a> Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2-3</a> Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas, / though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a> Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger. <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Ezekiel 38:20</a> The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground. <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Micah 1:4</a> The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope. <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a> And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18-20</a> And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. / The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. / Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. <a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwells therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.the land.<a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.<a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Psalm 60:2,3</a> Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh… <a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3-7</a> The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back… every one.<a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a> And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.<a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5</a> And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.<a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Jeremiah 12:4</a> How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.rise.<a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Amos 9:5</a> And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.<a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7,8</a> Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: … <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Jeremiah 46:8</a> Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Account</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Drowned</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Dweller</a> <a href="/joel/3-21.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/joel/3-21.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Nile</a> <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">River</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/joel/3-12.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Wholly</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/1-7.htm">Account</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Drowned</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Dweller</a> <a href="/matthew/23-21.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Live</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-5.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Nile</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/haggai/1-14.htm">Stirred</a> <a href="/matthew/18-6.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Wholly</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 8</div>1. <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">By a basket of summer fruit is shown the approach of Israel's end.</a> 4. <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Oppression is reproved.</a> 11. <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">A famine of the word of God threatened.</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/8.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/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? This phrase suggests a divine judgment that causes a physical and emotional response. The "land quaking" can be seen as a metaphor for upheaval and instability, often associated with God's judgment in the Old Testament. Earthquakes are frequently used in Scripture to symbolize God's power and presence (e.g., <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>, <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a>). The mourning of the dwellers indicates widespread sorrow and lamentation, reflecting the seriousness of the sin and the impending judgment. This mourning is reminiscent of the reaction to divine judgment seen in other prophetic books, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah.All of it will swell like the Nile; The swelling of the Nile refers to the annual flooding of the river, which was a well-known phenomenon in Egypt. This imagery conveys the idea of overwhelming and uncontrollable forces, much like the judgment that God is pronouncing. The Nile's flooding was both a source of life and potential destruction, depending on its severity. This duality can be seen as a parallel to God's judgment, which is both just and merciful. The use of the Nile also connects the prophecy to Egypt, a nation often symbolizing worldly power and opposition to God.it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt. The surging and subsiding of the Nile further emphasizes the cyclical and inevitable nature of God's judgment. Just as the Nile's flooding was predictable yet powerful, so is the judgment of God. This imagery may also suggest a temporary but intense period of judgment, followed by a return to normalcy, albeit changed. The reference to Egypt could imply a warning to Israel that they are not immune to the same kind of judgment that befell other nations. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who calms the storms and brings peace after judgment, as seen in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>).<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/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, which is the primary audience of Amos's prophecies, facing impending judgment due to their social injustices and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_nile.htm">The Nile</a> A major river in Egypt, known for its annual flooding, which is used metaphorically to describe the upheaval and judgment coming upon Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the land of Israel, which will experience a figurative "quaking" due to God's judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mourning.htm">Mourning</a> The response of the people to the coming judgment, indicating sorrow and lamentation over the consequences of their actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The imagery of the land quaking and rising like the Nile emphasizes God's control over creation and His ability to use it as an instrument of judgment. Believers should recognize God's sovereignty and respond with reverence and obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The mourning of the inhabitants highlights the inevitable consequences of sin. This serves as a warning to live righteously and seek God's forgiveness and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> Just as the Nile's flooding was a predictable event, so is the fulfillment of God's prophetic word. Believers can trust in the certainty of God's promises and warnings. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The impending judgment serves as a call to repentance. Believers should examine their lives, turn from sin, and seek God's mercy. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a> While the passage speaks of judgment, it also implies the possibility of restoration. Believers can find hope in God's redemptive plan and His desire for reconciliation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 8</a> <a href="/q/does_god's_judgment_on_'bad_figs'_conflict.htm">Jeremiah 24:8 - Does God's severe judgment on the 'bad figs' conflict with the idea of a just and loving deity who offers redemption to all?</a> <a href="/q/is_jer._46_8's_nile_flood_literal_or_not.htm">Jeremiah 46:8 - Is the imagery of the Nile flooding over the land literal or metaphorical, and could it contradict natural constraints on river flooding known from geological studies?</a> <a href="/q/why_didn't_god_protect_israelites_earlier.htm">Exodus 8:22-23: If God could selectively protect the Israelites from flies, why allow other plagues to harm them earlier?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_marriage,_gender.htm">What does the Bible say about Egypt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Shall not the land . . .?--The rendering should be, The whole of it rises as the Nile, surges and subsides (or sinks) as the Egyptian Nile. The solid land shall rise up in earthquake, like the Nile that ascends twenty feet in the time of its inundation, and then subsides.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Shall not the land tremble for this? "This" is the coming judgment, or the oath with which God announced it in the previous verse and the prophet asks, "Shall not the land tremble as with an earthquake when the Lord comes to judgement?" The LXX., rendering ἐπὶ τούτοις, takes the reference to be to the "works" or sins of the people (ver. 7); but the thought in these two verses is the punishment of the transgressions, not the transgressors themselves. And it shall rise up wholly as a flood (ch. 9:5). The LXX., pointing differently, renders, Καὶ ἀναβήσεται ὡς ποταμὸς συντέλεια, "And destruction shall come up as a river;" the Vulgate, Et ascendet quasi fluvius universus; it is best, however, to refer both clauses to the Nile: "Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the river" - the land shall heave and swell like the waters of the Nile at its annual rising. And it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt; better, it shall be tossed up and sink again, like the river of Egypt - a picturesque comparison, which would allude to a phenomenon well known to the Israelites. It is as though the whole earth were turned into a sea, tossing and labouring under a tempestuous wind (comp. <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4</a>). <a href="/commentaries/amos/8-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land quake תִרְגַּ֣ז (ṯir·gaz) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed for הַ֤עַל (ha·‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against this זֹאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every its dwellers יוֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry mourn? וְאָבַ֖ל (wə·’ā·ḇal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_56.htm">Strong's 56: </a> To bewail All of it כֻּלָּ֔הּ (kul·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every will swell וְעָלְתָ֤ה (wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively like the Nile; כָאֹר֙ (ḵā·’ōr) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2975.htm">Strong's 2975: </a> Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris it will surge וְנִגְרְשָׁ֥ה (wə·niḡ·rə·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1644.htm">Strong's 1644: </a> To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce and then subside וְנִשְׁקְעָ֖ה (wə·niš·qə·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8257.htm">Strong's 8257: </a> To subside, to be overflowed, cease, to abate, subdue like the Nile כִּיא֥וֹר (kî·’ō·wr) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2975.htm">Strong's 2975: </a> Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris in Egypt.” מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·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 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/8-8.htm">Amos 8:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 8:8 Won't the land tremble for this (Amo. 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