Amos 9:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Amos 9:2 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Amos 9:2 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 20:6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
- Job 22:13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
- Job 24:23He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
- Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
- Psalms 139:7Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
- Psalms 139:8If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
- Isaiah 2:19Men 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.
- Isaiah 14:13You 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 49:16The 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 down,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 51:53Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 28:13You 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, prepared on the day of your creation.
- Obadiah 1:4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
- Luke 10:18So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).