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Amos 7:9 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Amos 7:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 7 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
Amos 7:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 7:9
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate (וְנָשַׁמּוּ בָּמוֹת יִשְׂחָק)—God specifies the judgment announced in verse 8. The "high places" (bamot, בָּמוֹת) were worship sites established throughout Israel's history, often on hilltops or elevated platforms. Though initially used for legitimate worship (1 Samuel 9:12-14, 1 Kings 3:4), high places became centers of syncretistic worship mixing Yahweh-worship with Canaanite practices (1 Kings 11:7, 12:31-32, 2 Kings 17:9-11, 23:5). The verb nashammu (נָשַׁמּוּ, "shall be desolate") from shamem (שָׁמֵם) means devastated, appalled, laid waste—t...
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Cross-References for Amos 7:9
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“In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.”
“and came to Beersheba”
“The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.”
“the sin of Israel”
“nor enter into Gilgal”
“And he went up from thence to Beersheba.”
“and cut down your incense altars”
“and say”