Amos 9 · Verse 10

Amos 9:10

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
Amos 9:10, King James Version

Amos 9:10 in other translations

BSBAll the sinners among My people will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”
WEBAll the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil won’t overtake nor meet us.’
ASVAll the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.
YLTBy sword die do all sinners of My people, Who are saying, ‘Not overtake, or go before, For our sakes, doth evil.'
DARBYAll the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us.
BBEAll those sinners among my people will be put to the sword who say, Evil will not overtake us or come face to face with us.
WebsterAll the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor fall upon us.

What does Amos 9:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. All the sinners--answering to the chaff in the image in Am 9:9, which falls on the earth, in opposition "to the grain" that does not "fall." overtake ... us--"come on us from behind" [Maurer].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 All the sinners of my people - Those who are the boldest and most incredulous; especially they who despise my warnings, and say the evil day shall not overtake nor prevent us; they shall die by the sword. It is no evidence of a man's safety that he is presumptuously fearless. There is a blessing to him who trembles at God's word.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 9:1-10

The prophet, in vision, saw the Lord standing upon the idolatrous altar at Bethel. Wherever sinners flee from God's justice, it will overtake them. Those whom God brings to heaven by his grace, shall never be cast down; but those who seek to climb thither by vain confidence in themselves, will be cast down and filled with shame. That which makes escape impossible and ruin sure, is, that God will set his eyes upon…

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Amos 9:10 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.

בַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
יָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
כֹּ֖לkolallH3605
חַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'Ei[the] sinners ofH2400
עַמִּ֑י'a.Mipeople myH5971
הָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.Rimwho sayH559
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תַגִּ֧ישׁta.Gishit will bring nearH5066
וְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.Dimand it may meetH6923
בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּba.'a.Dei.nuthrough usH1157
הָרָעָֽה\׃ha.ra.'Ahthe calamityH7451

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

Cross references for Amos 9:10

  • Amos 6:3

    Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

  • Isaiah 33:14

    The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

  • Matthew 13:49-50

    So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matthew 3:10-12

    And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

  • Amos 6:1

    Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

  • Malachi 3:2-5

    But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Ezekiel 34:16-17

    I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.

  • Zechariah 13:8-9

    And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

  • Malachi 3:15

    And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

  • Isaiah 5:19

    That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

  • Matthew 13:41-42

    The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  • Isaiah 56:12

    Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the sinners.
Isa 33:14; Eze 20:38; 34:16,17; Zep 3:11-13; Zec 13:8,9; Mal 3:2-5
Mal 4:1; Mt 3:10-12; 13:41,42,49,50
The evil.
6:1,3; Ps 10:11; Ec 8:11; Isa 5:19; 28:14,15; 56:12; Jer 18:18
Mal 3:15

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Context

  • Amos 9:9

    For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

  • Amos 9:10

    All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

  • Amos 9:11

    In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

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Amos 9:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A cuchillo morirán todos los pecadores de mi pueblo, que dicen: No se acercará, ni nos alcanzará el mal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est par l’épée que mourront tous les pécheurs de mon peuple, qui disent: Le mal ne nous atteindra pas, et ne viendra pas jusqu’à nous.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Alle Sünder meines Volkes werden durchs Schwert sterben, die da sprechen: Das Unglück wird uns nicht nahen und nicht an uns herankommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In gladio morientur omnes peccatores populi mei, qui dicunt: Non appropinquabit, et non veniet super nos malum.