Verse 7

Amos 9:7

New Living Translation

7 “Are you Israelites more important to me<br>than the Ethiopians? ” asks the LORD.<br>“I brought Israel out of Egypt,<br>but I also brought the Philistines from Crete<br>and led the Arameans out of Kir.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/ל֣וֹא כִ/בְנֵי֩ כֻשִׁיִּ֨ים אַתֶּ֥ם לִ֛/י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה הֲ/ל֣וֹא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֶעֱלֵ֨יתִי֙ מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥ים מִ/כַּפְתּ֖וֹר וַ/אֲרָ֥ם מִ/קִּֽיר
English Translation
"Are you not like the Cushite people to me, O children of Israel? declares the Lord. Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?"
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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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,<br>I will reach down and pull them up.<br>Even if t... Focus ↗
3 Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel,<br>I will search them out and capture them.<br>Ev... Focus ↗
4 Even if their enemies drive them into exile,<br>I will command the sword to kill them there.<br>I am... Focus ↗
5 The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,<br>touches the land and it melts,<br>and all its people mourn... Focus ↗
6 The LORD’s home reaches up to the heavens,<br>while its foundation is on the earth.<br>He draws up w... Focus ↗
7 “Are you Israelites more important to me<br>than the Ethiopians? ” asks the LORD.<br>“I brought Isra...
8 “I, the Sovereign LORD,<br>am watching this sinful nation of Israel.<br>I will destroy it<br>from th... Focus ↗
9 “For I will give the command<br>and will shake Israel along with the other nations<br>as grain is sh... Focus ↗
10 But all the sinners will die by the sword —<br>all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’<b... Focus ↗
11 “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David.<br>I will repair its damaged walls.<br>From t... Focus ↗
12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom<br>and all the nations I have called to be mine. ”<br>T... Focus ↗
13 “The time will come,” says the LORD,<br>“when the grain and grapes will grow faster<br>than they can... Focus ↗
14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel<br>back from distant lands,<br>and they will rebuild their r... Focus ↗
15 I will firmly plant them there<br>in their own land.<br>They will never again be uprooted<br>from th... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Amos
Chapter
Chapter 9 (15 verses)
Version
New Living Translation
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