Amos 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Amos 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Amos 9:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Amos 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” says Yahweh.”
Amos 9:8 — World English Bible
Amos 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah. ”
Amos 9:8 — American Standard Version
Amos 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> on the sinful kingdom, And I have destroyed it from off the face of the ground, Only, I destroy not utterly the house of Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah.”
Amos 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth: only that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah. ”
Amos 9:8 — Darby Translation
Amos 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde, the eyes of the Lord God are vpon the sinfull kingdome, and I will destroy it cleane out of the earth. Neuerthelesse I will not vtterly destroy the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord.”
Amos 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Amos 9:8 in Context — 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.
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?
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.
What Does Amos 9:8 Mean?
Amos 9:8 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free