Verse 4

Amos 9:4

American Standard Version

4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִם יֵלְכ֤וּ בַ/שְּׁבִי֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י אֹֽיבֵי/הֶ֔ם מִ/שָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת הַ/חֶ֖רֶב וַ/הֲרָגָ֑תַ/ם וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֨י עֵינִ֧/י עֲלֵי/הֶ֛ם לְ/רָעָ֖ה וְ/לֹ֥א לְ/טוֹבָֽה
English Translation
And if they go into captivity before their enemies from there, I will command the sword and it will kill them, and I will set my eyes upon them for evil and not for good.
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Chapter 9 Context
1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may s... Focus ↗
2 Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, then... Focus ↗
3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and th... Focus ↗
4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shal...
5 For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, [is] he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell th... Focus ↗
6 [it is] he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he... Focus ↗
7 Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not... Focus ↗
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the... Focus ↗
9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as [grain]... Focus ↗
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet u... Focus ↗
11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereo... Focus ↗
12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jeh... Focus ↗
13 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of... Focus ↗
14 And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and... Focus ↗
15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Amos
Chapter
Chapter 9 (15 verses)
Version
American Standard Version
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