Amos 1 · Verse 8

Amos 1:8

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
Amos 1:8, King James Version

Amos 1:8 in other translations

BSBI will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
WEBI will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
ASVAnd I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah.
YLTAnd I have cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, And a holder of a sceptre from Ashkelon, And have turned back My hand against Ekron, And perished have the remnant of the Philistines, Said the Lord Jehovah.
DARBYAnd I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BBEHim who is seated in power I will have cut off from Ashdod, and him in whose hand is the rod from Ashkelon; and my hand will be turned against Ekron, and the rest of the Philistines will come to destruction, says the Lord God.
WebsterAnd I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the scepter from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Amos 1:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Ashdod, &c.--Gath alone is not mentioned of the five chief Philistine cities. It had already been subdued by David; and it, as well as Ashdod, was taken by Uzziah (2Ch 26:6). Gath perhaps had lost its position as one of the five primary cities before Amos uttered this prophecy, whence arose his omission of it. So Zep 2:4, 5. Compare Jr 47:4; Eze 25:16. Subsequently to the subjugation of the Philistines by Uzziah, and then by Hezekiah, they were reduced by Psammetichus of Egypt, Nebuchadnezzar, the Persians, Alexander, and lastly the Asmoneans.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 1:1-15

Judgments against the Syrians, Philistines, Tyrians, Edomites, and Ammonites. --GOD employed a shepherd, a herdsman, to reprove and warn the people. Those to whom God gives abilities for his services, ought not to be despised for their origin, or their employment. Judgments are denounced against the neighbouring nations, the oppressors of God's people. The number of transgressions does not here mean that exact…

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Amos 1:8 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772
יוֹשֵׁב֙yo.Shevinhabitant[s]H3427
מֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדme.'ash.Dodfrom AshdodH795
וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.Mekhand a holder ofH8551
שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.veta scepterH7626
מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןme.'ash.ke.Lonfrom AshkelonH831
וַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיva.ha.shi.Vo.tiand I will turnH7725
יָדִ֜יya.Dihand myH3027
עַל\־'al-onH5921
עֶקְר֗וֹןek.RonEkronH6138
וְאָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.Duand they will perishH6
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3069

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Amos 1:8

  • Ezekiel 25:16

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

  • Isaiah 14:29-31

    Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

  • Zephaniah 2:4-7

    For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

  • Jeremiah 47:4-5

    Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

  • Isaiah 20:1

    In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

  • Zechariah 9:6

    And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

  • Psalms 81:14

    I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:6

    And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

  • Amos 3:9

    Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.

  • Zechariah 13:7

    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

  • Isaiah 1:25

    And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

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I will cut.
Isa 20:1; Jer 47:5; Eze 25:16
turn.
Ps 81:14; Isa 1:25; Zec 13:7
and the.
Isa 14:29-31; Jer 47:4,5; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:4-7

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Context

  • Amos 1:7

    But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

  • Amos 1:8

    And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

  • Amos 1:9

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

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Amos 1:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y talaré los moradores de Azoto, y los gobernadores de Ascalón: y tornaré mi mano sobre Ecrón, y las reliquias de los Palestinos perecerán, ha dicho el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je retrancherai d’Asdod l’habitant, et d’Askalon celui qui tient le sceptre; et je tournerai ma main contre Ékron, et le reste des Philistins périra, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und ich werde den Bewohner ausrotten aus Asdod, und den, der das Scepter hält, aus Askelon; und ich werde meine Hand wenden wider Ekron, und der Überrest der Philister wird untergehen, spricht der Herr, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et disperdam habitatorem de Azoto, et tenentem sceptrum de Ascalone: et convertam manum meam super Accaron, et peribunt reliqui Philisthinorum, dicit Dominus Deus.