Amos 9:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Amos 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the Lord, Yahweh 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.”
Amos 9:5 — World English Bible
Amos 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, ishe 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; ”
Amos 9:5 — American Standard Version
Amos 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And <FI>it is<Fi> 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.”
Amos 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Amos 9:5 — Darby Translation
Amos 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord God of hosts shall touch the land, and it shall melt away, and al that dwel therein shall mourne, and it shall rise vp wholy like a flood, and shall bee drowned as by the flood of Egypt.”
Amos 9:5 — Geneva Bible
Amos 9:5 in Context — Amos 9
3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
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.
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.
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.
7 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
What Does Amos 9:5 Mean?
Amos 9:5 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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