Amos 9:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said, Strike the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake; and cut them in the head, all of them. I will slay the last of them with the sword; he who flees from them shall not flee away, and he who escapes of them shall not be delivered.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I saw{H7200} the Lord{H136} standing{H5324} beside the altar:{H4196} and he said,{H559} Smite{H5221} the capitals,{H3730} that the thresholds{H5592} may shake;{H7493} and break{H1214} them in pieces on the head{H7218} of all of them; and I will slay{H2026} the last{H319} of them with the sword:{H2719} there shall not one of them flee{H5127} away,{H5127} and there shall not{H4422} one of them escape.{H6412}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I saw{H7200}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} standing{H5324}{(H8737)} upon the altar{H4196}: and he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Smite{H5221}{(H8685)} the lintel of the door{H3730}, that the posts{H5592} may shake{H7493}{(H8799)}: and cut{H1214}{(H8798)} them in the head{H7218}, all of them; and I will slay{H2026}{(H8799)} the last{H319} of them with the sword{H2719}: he that fleeth{H5127}{(H8801)} of them shall not flee away{H5127}{(H8799)}, and he that escapeth{H6412} of them shall not be delivered{H4422}{(H8735)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I sawe the LORDE stondinge vpon the aulter, and he sayde: smyte the dore cheke, that the postes maye shake withall. For their couetousnesse shal fall vpon all their heades, and their posterite shalbe slayne with the swerde. They shall not fle awaye, there shall not one off them escape, ner be delyuered.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I sawe the Lorde standing vpon the altar, and he sayde, Smite the lintel of the doore, that the postes may shake: and cut them in pieces, euen the heads of them all, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them, shall not flee away: and he that escapeth of them, shall not be deliuered.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I saw the Lorde standing vpon the aulter, and he sayd: Smite the lintel of the doore, that the postes may shake, & cut them in peeces, euen the heades of them all, and I wil slay the last of them with the sworde: he that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not be deliuered.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, "Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I have seen the Lord standing by the altar, and He saith: `Smite the knob, and the thresholds shake, And cut them off by the head -- all of them, And their posterity with a sword I do slay, Not flee to them doth the fleer, Nor escape to them doth a fugitive.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I saw the Lord stationed by the side of the altar, giving blows to the tops of the pillars so that the doorsteps were shaking: and he said, I will let all of them be broken with earth-shocks; I will put the last of them to the sword: if any one of them goes in flight he will not get away, not one of them will be safe.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, "Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I saw the Lord standing by the altar and he said,“Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 68:21 : 21 Our God is a God of salvation; the Sovereign LORD delivers from death.
  • Isa 6:1 : 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and exalted throne, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
  • Isa 6:3-4 : 3 And they were calling to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!" 4 The foundations of the thresholds shook at the sound of the voices of those who called, and the temple was filled with smoke.
  • Amos 3:14 : 14 For on the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
  • Hab 3:13 : 13 You went out for the salvation of Your people, for the salvation of Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, stripping it from foundation to neck. Selah.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
  • John 1:32 : 32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.'
  • Acts 26:13 : 13 At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,
  • Zeph 2:14 : 14 Flocks and all kinds of wild animals will lie down in her midst; even the pelican and the hedgehog will lodge on her columns. Their voices will echo through the windows, rubble will fill the thresholds, for her cedar paneling has been laid bare.
  • Zech 11:1-2 : 1 Open your gates, O Lebanon, so that fire may consume your cedars. 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!
  • Isa 24:17-18 : 17 Terror, pit, and snare confront you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; for the floodgates of the heavens are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.
  • Isa 30:16 : 16 You said, 'No, we will flee on horses'—therefore you will flee! And, 'We will ride on swift horses'—therefore your pursuers will be swift!
  • Jer 48:44 : 44 The one who flees from the terror will fall into the pit, and the one climbing out of the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring on Moab the year of their punishment, declares the LORD.
  • Ezek 1:28 : 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell face down and heard the voice of one speaking.
  • Ezek 9:2 : 2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each carrying his weapon for shattering in his hand. One man among them was dressed in linen and had a writing case at his waist. They entered and stood beside the bronze altar.
  • Ezek 10:4 : 4 Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory.
  • Amos 2:14-15 : 14 Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life. 15 The archer will not stand his ground, the swift-footed will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
  • 2 Chr 18:18 : 18 Micaiah continued, 'Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, with all the host of heaven standing on his right and on his left.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ezek 9:1-10
    10 verses
    78%

    1 Then he called out in a loud voice for me to hear, saying, 'Bring near those appointed to punish the city, each carrying his weapon of destruction in his hand.'

    2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each carrying his weapon for shattering in his hand. One man among them was dressed in linen and had a writing case at his waist. They entered and stood beside the bronze altar.

    3 Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherub, on which it had rested, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And he called to the man dressed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist.

    4 The LORD said to him, 'Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable things being done within it.'

    5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.'

    6 Old men, young men, virgins, children, and women—kill them all to the point of destruction. But do not go near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.

    7 Then he said to them, 'Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!' So they went out and struck down people in the city.

    8 As they were striking, I was left alone. I fell face down and cried out, 'Ah, Sovereign LORD! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in your outpouring of wrath on Jerusalem?'

    9 He said to me, 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of injustice. They say, "The LORD has abandoned the land, and the LORD does not see."'

    10 'But as for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I show pity. I will bring their actions back upon their own heads.'

  • Zeph 1:9
    77%

    9 On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, who fills their master’s house with violence and deceit.

  • Amos 9:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'

    5 The Lord, the God of Hosts, touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn. The entire land rises like the Nile and then sinks like the Nile of Egypt.

  • Amos 9:8-10
    3 verses
    75%

    8 'Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,' declares the Lord.

    9 For behold, I am giving the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes a sieve, but not a single pebble shall fall to the ground.

    10 All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, those who say, 'Disaster shall not overtake or confront us.'

  • Amos 9:2
    75%

    2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.'

  • Amos 2:3
    74%

    3 'I will cut off the ruler from its midst and kill all its officials with him,' declares the LORD.

  • Amos 6:11
    73%

    11 For the LORD has given the command: The great house will be shattered into pieces, and the small house into bits.

  • Jer 9:9
    73%

    9 I will raise weeping and wailing for the mountains and a dirge for the pastures in the wilderness, because they are burned up and desolate; no one passes through, and cattle cannot be heard anymore—birds of the sky and animals alike have fled and are gone.

  • Isa 31:9
    73%

    9 Their stronghold will pass away because of terror, and their officers will flee in panic at the signal. This is the declaration of the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

  • Jer 1:14-16
    3 verses
    73%

    14 Then the LORD said to me, 'From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.'

    15 For I am summoning all the clans and kingdoms of the north,' declares the LORD. 'They will come, and each will set up his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, around all her walls, and against all the cities of Judah.

    16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their evil in forsaking Me, burning incense to other gods, and worshiping the works of their own hands.

  • Amos 3:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 For on the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.

    15 I will strike down the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the Lord.

  • Ezek 6:7
    72%

    7 The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Amos 6:9
    72%

    9 If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.

  • Jer 5:10
    72%

    10 Go up among her rows and destroy them, but do not completely finish them off. Remove her branches, for they do not belong to the Lord.

  • Zech 13:7
    72%

    7 Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

  • Zeph 1:17
    72%

    17 I will bring distress on mankind, and they will walk like the blind because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.

  • Isa 13:9
    72%

    9 See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.

  • Zeph 1:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, along with the ruins and the wicked. I will remove mankind from the face of the earth—this is the Lord’s declaration.

    4 I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every remnant of Baal from this place, the names of the pagan priests along with the priests.

  • Jer 15:2
    72%

    2 And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.'

  • 2 Kgs 19:31
    72%

    31 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

  • Jer 9:16
    71%

    16 This is what the Lord of Hosts says: 'Consider and call for the mourning women to come; send for the skilled wailing women to arrive.'

  • Jer 21:13
    71%

    13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, declares the LORD. You who say, 'Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?'

  • Ezek 6:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out, 'Alas!' because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine, and plague.

    12 The one who is far away will die by the plague, the one who is near will fall by the sword, and those who survive and are besieged will die of famine. Then I will exhaust My wrath upon them.

  • Isa 21:10
    71%

    10 O my threshed people and my people crushed on the threshing floor, what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared to you.

  • Ezek 21:8
    71%

    8 Say to the land of Israel, 'This is what the LORD says: Behold, I am against you. I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

  • Jer 9:21
    71%

    21 Speak, this is what the Lord declares: The dead bodies of people will fall like dung on the open field, like bundles left behind by the reaper, with no one to gather them.

  • Zech 2:9
    71%

    9 'And I will be a wall of fire around her,' declares the LORD, 'and I will be the glory within her.'

  • Ezek 8:9
    71%

    9 And He said to me, 'Go in and see the wicked abominations they are doing here.'

  • 2 Kgs 9:8
    71%

    8 The entire house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off every male from Ahab's line, both slave and free, in Israel.

  • Amos 7:9
    71%

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

  • Isa 10:11
    71%

    11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images?

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