Verse 5

Amos 9:5

New Living Translation

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5 The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, touches the land and it melts, and all its people mourn. The ground rises like the Nile River at floodtime, and then it sinks again.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/אדֹנָ֨/י יְהוִ֜ה הַ/צְּבָא֗וֹת הַ/נּוֹגֵ֤עַ בָּ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ וַ/תָּמ֔וֹג וְ/אָבְל֖וּ כָּל י֣וֹשְׁבֵי בָ֑/הּ וְ/עָלְתָ֤ה כַ/יְאֹר֙ כֻּלָּ֔/הּ וְ/שָׁקְעָ֖ה כִּ/יאֹ֥ר מִצְרָֽיִם

English Translation

And the Lord God of Hosts, who touches the earth, and it quakes, and all its inhabitants mourn; and it will rise like the Nile, all of it, and it will sink like the Nile of Egypt.

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Chapter 9 Context

1 Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said, “Strike the tops of the Temple c... Focus ↗

2 “Even if they dig down to the place of the dead, I will reach down and pull them up. Even if t... Focus ↗

3 Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel, I will search them out and capture them. Ev... Focus ↗

4 Even if their enemies drive them into exile, I will command the sword to kill them there. I am... Focus ↗

5 The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, touches the land and it melts, and all its people mourn...

6 The LORD’s home reaches up to the heavens, while its foundation is on the earth. He draws up w... Focus ↗

7 “Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians? ” asks the LORD. “I brought Isra... Focus ↗

8 “I, the Sovereign LORD, am watching this sinful nation of Israel. I will destroy it from th... Focus ↗

9 “For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is sh... Focus ↗

10 But all the sinners will die by the sword — all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’<b... Focus ↗

11 “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From t... Focus ↗

12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine. ” T... Focus ↗

13 “The time will come,” says the LORD, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can... Focus ↗

14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their r... Focus ↗

15 I will firmly plant them there in their own land. They will never again be uprooted from th... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Amos
Chapter: Chapter 9 (15 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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