Amos 9:2 “Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and…”

Amos 9:2

Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.

American Standard Version

Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

Geneva Bible 1599

Though they digge into the hell, thence shall mine hande take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.

Darby Translation

Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;

Young's Literal Translation

If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.

Bible in Basic English

Even if they go deep into the underworld, my hand will take them up from there; if they go up to heaven, I will get them down:

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Cross references

“dig”

Psalm 139:7–10 Job 26:6 Isaiah 2:19

Psalm 139:7–10 · BSB

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

Job 26:6 · BSB

Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

Isaiah 2:19 · BSB

Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

“climb”

Jeremiah 51:53 Obadiah 1:4 Job 20:6 Isaiah 14:13–16 Jeremiah 49:16 Ezekiel 28:13–16

Jeremiah 51:53 · BSB

Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.

Obadiah 1:4 · BSB

Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Job 20:6 · BSB

Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

Isaiah 14:13–16 · BSB

You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.

Jeremiah 49:16 · BSB

The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you…

Ezekiel 28:13–16 · BSB

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepar…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

3Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

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