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Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a pagan country. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/amos/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> But this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city, and your sons and daughters will be killed. Your land will be divided up, and you yourself will die in a foreign land. And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile, far from their homeland.’” <a href="/esv/amos/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore thus says the LORD: “‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided up with a measuring line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.’” <a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’” <a href="/kjv/amos/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. <a href="/nkjv/amos/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city; Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword; Your land shall be divided by survey line; You shall die in a defiled land; And Israel shall surely be led away captive From his own land.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/amos/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die upon unclean soil. Furthermore Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’” <a href="/nasb/amos/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore, thus says the LORD, &#8216Your wife will become a harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/amos/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore, thus says the LORD, ‘Your wife will become a harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’” <a href="/lsb/amos/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘Your wife will play the harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up by a measuring line, and you yourself will die upon unclean land. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’” <a href="/amp/amos/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, thus says the LORD, ‘Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city [when the Assyrians capture Samaria] and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by a measuring line; you yourself shall die in an unclean and defiled [pagan] land, and Israel shall certainly go from its land into exile.’” <a href="/csb/amos/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Your wife will be a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, and your land will be divided up with a measuring line. You yourself will die on pagan soil, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland. <a href="/hcsb/amos/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Your wife will be a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, and your land will be divided up with a measuring line. You yourself will die on pagan soil, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland. <a href="/asv/amos/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land. <a href="/cev/amos/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Now, listen to what the LORD says about you: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will be killed in war, and your land will be divided among others. You will die in a country of foreigners, and the people of Israel will be dragged from their homeland. <a href="/erv/amos/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> therefore thus saith the LORD: Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land. <a href="/gwt/amos/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "However, this is what the LORD says: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will be killed with swords. Your land will be surveyed and divided up, and you will die in an unclean land. Israel cannot avoid being taken from its land into exile." <a href="/gnt/amos/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> And so, Amaziah, the LORD says to you, 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your children will be killed in war. Your land will be divided up and given to others, and you yourself will die in a heathen country. And the people of Israel will certainly be taken away from their own land into exile.'" <a href="/isv/amos/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: "Your wife will become a whore in the city, and your sons and daughters will die by the sword. Your land will be divided and apportioned, and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will surely go into exile, far from its homeland."'" <a href="/msb/amos/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: ?Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.?? <a href="/net/amos/7.htm">NET Bible</a> "Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the streets and your sons and daughters will die violently. Your land will be given to others and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.'" <a href="/nheb/amos/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD: 'Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'" <a href="/wbt/amos/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go from his land into captivity. <a href="/web/amos/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore Yahweh says: ‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> therefore, thus said YHWH: Your wife goes whoring in the city, "" And your sons and your daughters fall by sword, "" And your land is apportioned by line, "" And you die on an unclean land, "" And Israel certainly removes from off its land.” <a href="/ylt/amos/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> therefore thus said Jehovah: Thy wife in the city doth go a-whoring, And thy sons and thy daughters by sword do fall, And thy land by line is apportioned, And thou on an unclean land diest, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.' <a href="/slt/amos/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, thus said Jehovah: Thy wife shall commit fornication in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line, and thou shalt die upon a polluted land: and Israel being taken captive shall be carried into captivity from his land.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord: Thy wife shall play the harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured by a line: and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall go into captivity out of their land. <a href="/cpdv/amos/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Because of that, the Lord says this: “Your wife will fornicate in the city, and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, and your soil will be measured with a string. And you will die on polluted land, and Israel will be taken into captivity out of their land.” <a href="/nabre/amos/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD: Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword. Your land shall be parcelled out by measuring line, and you yourself shall die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be exiled from its land.” <a href="/nrsvce/amos/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be parceled out by line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD: Your wife shall play the harlot in your own city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a polluted land; and Israel shall surely be carried away captive from his land. <a href="/hpbt/amos/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, thus says LORD JEHOVAH: ’your wife shall commit prostitution in your city and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land will be divided with a measuring line, and you shall die in the unclean land, and Israel will be stolen into captivity from his land!’ <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, And thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, And thy land shall be divided by line; And thou thyself shalt die in an unclean land, And Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.' <a href="/sep/amos/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured with the line; and thou shalt die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be led captive out of his land. Thus has the Lord God shewed me. <a href="/parallel/amos/7-17.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=1300" 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/7.htm">Amaziah Accuses Amos</a> …16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ 17<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</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/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·tə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">‘Your wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: tiz·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">will become a prostitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pō·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword.</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: wə·’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">Your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: tə·ḥul·lāq (V-Pual-Imperf-3fs) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">will be divided</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: ba·ḥe·ḇel (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">by a measuring line,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">and you yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: tā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭə·mê·’āh (Adj-fs) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">pagan</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’ă·ḏā·māh (N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">soil.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: wə·yiś·rā·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">And Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gā·lōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">will surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: yiḡ·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">go into exile,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">away from</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’aḏ·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">their homeland.’”</a> <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/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a> You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit. <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a> In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. <a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a> They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Jeremiah 6:12</a> Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Ezekiel 4:13</a> Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.” <a href="/isaiah/7-20.htm">Isaiah 7:20</a> On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Micah 1:16</a> Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile. <a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2</a> Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13</a> They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. <a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a> And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a> You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a> But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore thus said the LORD; Your wife shall be an harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you shall die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.Thy wife.<a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16</a> Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.<a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Jeremiah 20:6</a> And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.<a href="/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12,16</a> Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, … thy land.<a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Psalm 78:55</a> He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.die.<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a> In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.<a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Ezekiel 4:13</a> And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.<a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a> They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.and Israel.<a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Amos 7:11</a> For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33-39</a> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste… <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Jeremiah 36:27-32</a> Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Die</a> <a href="/joel/3-2.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/joel/3-3.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Line</a> <a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/joel/3-3.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jonah/1-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Die</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-16.htm">Line</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 7</div>1. <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">The judgments of the grasshoppers,</a> 4. <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos.</a> 7. <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel.</a> 10. <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amaziah complains of Amos.</a> 14. <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos shows his calling</a> 16. <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">and Amaziah's judgment.</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'; 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In the prophetic tradition, such declarations underscore that the message is not from the prophet himself but from God. This aligns with the role of prophets as God's messengers, as seen throughout the Old Testament.‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, This part of the prophecy is directed at Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, and signifies a personal judgment. The mention of prostitution symbolizes shame and degradation, reflecting the severe consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness to God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, this would be a profound dishonor, highlighting the social and moral collapse resulting from idolatry and disobedience.and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. This phrase predicts the violent death of Amaziah's children, a common consequence of warfare in ancient times. It reflects the broader theme of judgment upon Israel for their sins, as seen in other prophetic books like Hosea and Jeremiah. The loss of offspring would be a devastating blow, both personally and as a continuation of one's lineage.Your land will be divided by a measuring line, The division of land by a measuring line indicates conquest and redistribution by foreign powers. This imagery is consistent with the practices of conquering nations, such as the Assyrians, who would reallocate land to assert control. It also symbolizes the loss of God's blessing and the covenantal promise of land to Israel.and you yourself will die on pagan soil. Dying on foreign soil signifies exile and separation from the land God promised to Israel. It underscores the severity of judgment, as being buried outside one's homeland was considered a curse. This reflects the broader theme of exile as a consequence of Israel's covenant unfaithfulness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’” This final phrase confirms the national judgment of exile, a recurring theme in the prophetic literature. The certainty of exile is a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. It foreshadows the Assyrian captivity of the Northern Kingdom in 722 BC, emphasizing the consequences of persistent idolatry and injustice. The exile serves as a type of spiritual separation from God, pointing to the need for redemption and restoration, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Tekoa, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a> The priest of Bethel who opposed Amos and reported his prophecies to King Jeroboam II. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, which was facing impending judgment due to its idolatry and social injustices. 4. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant religious center in Israel, where false worship practices were prevalent. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The prophesied event where Israel would be taken captive by foreign powers due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> God's warnings through prophets like Amos highlight the serious consequences of turning away from His commandments. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets are God's messengers, often bringing uncomfortable truths that challenge societal norms and call for repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> God's judgment is real and serves as a call to return to righteousness and justice. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While judgment is severe, God's ultimate plan includes restoration and redemption for those who turn back to Him. <a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a> Consider areas in your life where you may be resisting God's guidance and the potential consequences of continued disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 7</a> <a href="/q/does_amaziah's_claim_fit_jeroboam's_era.htm">Amos 7:10-13 - Does the account of Amaziah's accusation against Amos align with known historical records and political dynamics of Jeroboam's reign?</a> <a href="/q/does_amos_7_11_conflict_with_jeroboam's_end.htm">Amos 7:11 - The text predicts Jeroboam's death by the sword; does this claim conflict with other biblical or extra-biblical accounts regarding Jeroboam's end?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezra_9_7's_timeline_compare_historically.htm">In Ezra 9:7, how does the stated timeline of guilt leading to captivity compare with historical accounts of Persian policies regarding exiles?</a> <a href="/q/why_attribute_victories_to_divine_acts.htm">Why do biblical writers often attribute historical victories and defeats to divine intervention rather than natural causes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) Harlot.--This doom on Amaziah's wife is to be regarded as the hideous consequence of war. She shall be ravished. By the polluted land we are to understand Assyria, or the land of exile; for food eaten in any other land than Canaan, the land of Jehovah, was regarded as unclean (see W. R. Smith, O.T. in Jewish Church, pp. 235-8). We hear no more of Amaziah, nor do we know how or where he met his doom.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - With this denunciation compare that of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/20-3.htm">Jeremiah 20:3</a>, etc.) against Pashur. As husband, as father, as citizen, Amamah shall suffer grievously. Shall be an harlot in the city. Not play the harlot willingly, but suffer open violence when the city is taken (comp. <a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16</a>; <a href="/lamentations/5-11.htm">Lamentations 5:11</a>). And thy daughters. This would be abnormal cruelty, as the Assyrians usually spared the women of conquered towns. Shall be divided by line. Amaziah's own land was to be portioned out to strangers by the measuring line (<a href="/zechariah/2-2.htm">Zechariah 2:2</a>). A polluted land; an unclean land; i.e. a Gentile country. Amaziah himself was to share his countrymen's captivity. The sins and idolatry of the people are often said to defile the land; e.g. <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Leviticus 18:25</a>; <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Numbers 35:33</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Jeremiah 2:7</a>. Shall surely go into captivity; or, be led away captive. Amos repeats the very words which formed part of his accusation (ver. 11), in order to show that God's purpose is unchanged, and that he, the prophet, must utter the same denunciation (see the accomplishment, <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>). <a href="/commentaries/amos/7-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, לָכֵ֞ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus this is what כֹּה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (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 says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Your wife אִשְׁתְּךָ֞ (’iš·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female will become a prostitute תִּזְנֶה֙ (tiz·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> To commit adultery, to commit idolatry in the city, בָּעִ֤יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and your sons וּבָנֶ֤יךָ (ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and daughters וּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter will fall יִפֹּ֔לוּ (yip·pō·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie by the sword. בַּחֶ֣רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword Your land וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ (wə·’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land will be divided תְּחֻלָּ֑ק (tə·ḥul·lāq) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2505.htm">Strong's 2505: </a> To be smooth, to apportion, separate by a measuring line, בַּחֶ֣בֶל (ba·ḥe·ḇel) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin and you yourself וְאַתָּ֗ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you will die תָּמ֔וּת (tā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against pagan טְמֵאָה֙ (ṭə·mê·’āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> Unclean soil. אֲדָמָ֤ה (’ă·ḏā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land And Israel וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל (wə·yiś·rā·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc will surely גָּלֹ֥ה (gā·lōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal go into exile, יִגְלֶ֖ה (yiḡ·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal away from מֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against her homeland.?? אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ (’aḏ·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/7-17.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 7:17 Therefore thus says Yahweh: 'Your wife shall (Amo. 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