Verse 1

Amos 9:1

World English Bible

1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, “Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רָאִ֨יתִי אֶת אֲדֹנָ֜/י נִצָּ֣ב עַֽל הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֗חַ וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ הַ֨ךְ הַ/כַּפְתּ֜וֹר וְ/יִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ הַ/סִּפִּ֗ים וּ/בְצַ֨עַ/ם֙ בְּ/רֹ֣אשׁ כֻּלָּ֔/ם וְ/אַחֲרִיתָ֖/ם בַּ/חֶ֣רֶב אֶהֱרֹ֑ג לֹֽא יָנ֤וּס לָ/הֶם֙ נָ֔ס וְ/לֹֽא יִמָּלֵ֥ט לָ/הֶ֖ם פָּלִֽיט
English Translation
I saw my Lord standing on the altar, and He said, "Strike the top, and the thresholds shall tremble, and the ones at the head of all of them shall be cut off; and the end of them I will slay with the sword; none of them shall escape, and none of them shall survive."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, “Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thr...
2 Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there... Focus ↗
3 Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though... Focus ↗
4 Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill... Focus ↗
5 For the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, is he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell in it wil... Focus ↗
6 It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls f... Focus ↗
7 Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?” says Yahweh. “Haven’t I... Focus ↗
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the su... Focus ↗
9 “For, behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as grain is... Focus ↗
10 All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil won’t overtake nor meet us.’ Focus ↗
11 In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen, and close up its breaches, and I will r... Focus ↗
12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations who are called by my name,” says Yahw... Focus ↗
13 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the one tread... Focus ↗
14 I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inha... Focus ↗
15 I will plant them on their land, and they will no more be plucked up out of their land which I have... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Amos
Chapter
Chapter 9 (15 verses)
Version
World English Bible
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