Amos 7 · Verse 11

Amos 7:11

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
Amos 7:11, King James Version

Amos 7:11 in other translations

BSBfor this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”
WEBFor Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”
ASVFor thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
YLTfor thus said Amos: By sword die doth Jeroboam, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.'
DARBYFor thus Amos saith: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall certainly go into captivity out of his land.
BBEFor Amos has said, Jeroboam will be put to the sword, and Israel will certainly be taken away as a prisoner out of his land.
WebsterFor thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

What does Amos 7:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Jeroboam shall die, &c.--Amos had not said this: but that "the house of Jeroboam" should fall "with the sword" (Am 7:9). But Amaziah exaggerates the charge, to excite Jeroboam against him. The king, however, did not give ear to Amaziah, probably from religious awe of the prophet of Jehovah.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 7:10-17

It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best friends to both. Those who make gain their godliness, and are governed by the hopes of wealth and preferment, are ready to think these the most powerful motives with others also. But those who have a warrant from God, like Amos…

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Amos 7:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי\־ki-forH3588
כֹה֙khohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe has saidH559
עָמ֔וֹסa.MosAmosH5986
בַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
יָמ֣וּתya.Muthe will dieH4191
יָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'Eland IsraelH3478
גָּלֹ֥הga.Lohcertainly <go into exile>H1540
יִגְלֶ֖הyig.Lehit will go into exileH1540
מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom onH5921
אַדְמָתֽוֹ\׃\ \ס'ad.ma.Toland itsH127

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Cross references for Amos 7:11

  • Amos 6:7-8

    Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

  • 2 Kings 17:6

    In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

  • Psalms 56:5

    Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

  • Amos 7:9

    And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

  • Acts 6:14

    For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

  • Matthew 26:61

    And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

  • Jeremiah 28:10-11

    Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it. And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thus.
Jer 26:9; 28:10,11; Ac 6:14
Jeroboam.
9; Ps 56:5; Mt 26:61
and Israel.
6:7,8; 2Ki 17:6

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Context

  • Amos 7:10

    Then Amaziah the priest of Beth–el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

  • Amos 7:11

    For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

  • Amos 7:12

    Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

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Amos 7:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque así ha dicho Amós: Jeroboam morirá á cuchillo, é Israel pasará de su tierra en cautiverio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car ainsi dit Amos: Jéroboam mourra par l’épée, et Israël sera certainement transporté de dessus sa terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		denn so spricht Amos: Jerobeam wird durchs Schwert sterben, und Israel wird gewißlich aus seinem Lande weggeführt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc enim dicit Amos: In gladio morietur Jeroboam, et Israël captivus migrabit de terra sua.