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Amos 9:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

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2. Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 3. And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: 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.

Amos 9:2-4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 9:2

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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