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Amos 9:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 9:2

Verse 2 of 15

Scripture focus

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

Amos 9:2 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Though they dig. Verses 2-4 emphasize the futility of attempting to escape (see Ps. 139:1-12).

Hell. Heb. she’ol, the figurative dwelling place of the dead, where those who have died are represented as sleeping together (see on Prov. 15:11).

Take them. For the purpose of punishment.

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