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Amos 9:4 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Amos 9:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 9 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Amos 9:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 9:4
Though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them (וְאִם־יֵלְכוּ בַשְּׁבִי לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֵיהֶם מִשָּׁם אֲצַוֶּה אֶת־הַחֶרֶב וַהֲרָגָתַם)—even exile, which might seem escape from covenant land under judgment, offers no safety. The cherev (חֶרֶב, sword) personified as God's agent will slay them sham (there), in foreign lands. This reverses Israel's expectation that foreign exile might spare them. I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good (וְשַׂמְתִּי עֵינִי עֲלֵיהֶם לְרָעָה וְלֹא לְטוֹבָה)—the Hebrew sam eini alehem le-ra'a...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 9:4
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“and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land will be a desolation”
“and not for good”
“the God of Israel: Behold”
“and to multiply you”
“and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds”
“and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian”
“to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars.”
“says Yahweh, two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.”