Amos 9 · Verse 5

Amos 9:5

And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

Amos 9:5, King James Version

Amos 9:5 in other translations

BSB	The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn— all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—
WEB	For the Lord, the GOD of Armies, is he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell in it will mourn; and it will rise up wholly like the River, and will sink again, like the River of Egypt.
ASV	For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;
YLT	And it is the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Who is striking against the land, and it melteth, And mourned have all the inhabitants in it, And come up as a flood hath all of it, And it hath sunk--like the flood of Egypt.
DARBY	And the Lord Jehovah of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall wholly rise up like the Nile, and sink down as the river of Egypt.
BBE	For the Lord, the God of armies, is he at whose touch the land is turned to water, and everyone in it will be given up to sorrow; all of it will be overflowing like the River, and will go down again like the River of Egypt;
Webster	And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell in it shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

What does Amos 9:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

5. As Amos had threatened that nowhere should the Israelites be safe from the divine judgments, he here shows God's omnipotent ability to execute His threats. So in the case of the threat in Am 8:8, God is here stated to be the first cause of the mourning of "all that dwell" in the land, and of its rising "like a flood, and of its being "drowned, as by the flood of Egypt."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 The Lord God of hosts is he - So powerful is he that a touch of his hand shall melt or dissolve the land, and cause all its inhabitants to mourn. Here is still a reference to the earthquake. See the note Amo 8:8, where the same images are used.

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 9:5 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.

וַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.Naiand [the] LordH136

יְהוִ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3069

הַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otof <the> hostsH6635

הַנּוֹגֵ֤עַha.no.Ge.a'who touchesH5060

בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retz<in> the earthH776

וַתָּמ֔וֹגva.ta.Mogand it meltedH4127

וְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.Luand they mournH56

כָּל\־kol-allH3605

י֣וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.vei[the] inhabitantsH3427

בָ֑הּVahin it

וְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.Tahand it risesH5927

כַיְאֹר֙khay.'Orlike the RiverH2975

כֻּלָּ֔הּku.Lahall of itH3605

וְשָׁקְעָ֖הve.sha.ke.'Ahand it sinksH8257

כִּיאֹ֥רki.'Orlike [the] RiverH2975

מִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimof EgyptH4714

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

Cross references for Amos 9:5

Amos 8:8
Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
Psalms 46:6
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Micah 1:3-4
For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
Isaiah 64:1
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Psalms 93:3-4
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Jeremiah 12:4
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Hosea 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Psalms 32:6
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Psalms 144:5
Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

toucheth.
Ps 46:6; 144:5; Isa 64:1; Mic 1:3; Na 1:6; Hab 3:10; Re 20:11
and all.
8:8; Jer 12:4; Ho 4:3
shall rise.
Ps 32:6; 93:3,4; Isa 8:7,8; Mt 7:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Amos 9:4
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
Amos 9:5
And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
Amos 9:6
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.

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Amos 9:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El Señor Jehová de los ejércitos es el que toca la tierra, y se derretirá, y llorarán todos los que en ella moran: y subirá toda como un río, y hundiráse luego como el río de Egipto.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et le Seigneur, l’ Éternel des armées, c’est lui qui touche le pays, et il fond; et tous ceux qui y habitent mèneront deuil; et il montera tout entier comme le Nil, et il s’abaissera comme le fleuve d’Égypte.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und der Herr, Jehova der Heerscharen, der das Land anrührt, und es zerfließt, und es trauern alle, die darin wohnen, und es steigt empor insgesamt, wie der Nil, und sinkt zurück, wie der Strom Ägyptens;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et Dominus Deus exercituum, qui tangit terram, et tabescet, et lugebunt omnes habitantes in ea: et ascendet sicut rivus omnis, et defluet sicut fluvius Ægypti.