Amos 9:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 (KJV), 1611

Amos 9:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 9:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil won’t overtake nor meet us.’”

Amos 9:10 — World English Bible

Amos 9:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us. ”

Amos 9:10 — American Standard Version

Amos 9:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“By sword die do all sinners of My people, Who are saying, `Not overtake, or go before, For our sakes, doth evil.'”

Amos 9:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 9:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us. ”

Amos 9:10 — Darby Translation

Amos 9:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But all the sinners of my people shall dye by the sword, which say, The euill shall not come, nor hasten for vs.”

Amos 9:10 — Geneva Bible

Amos 9:10 in Context — Amos 9

8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord.

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.

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

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:

12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this.

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What Does Amos 9:10 Mean?

Amos 9:10 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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