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Amos 9:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Amos 9:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 9 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 9:8
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom (הִנֵּה עֵינֵי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה בַּמַּמְלָכָה הַחַטָּאָה)—after the terrifying escape-proof judgment (vv. 1-4) and cosmic doxology (vv. 5-6), verse 8 pivots to hope. God's eynei (עֵינֵי, eyes) focus on ha-mamlakhah ha-chatta'ah (הַמַּמְלָכָה הַחַטָּאָה, the sinful kingdom)—specifically the northern kingdom of Israel, but the principle applies to any nation in covenant rebellion. I will destroy it from off the face of the earth (וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּי אֹתָהּ מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה)—the verb shamad (שָׁמַד, destroy) promises total obliteration....
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 9:8
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“says Yahweh”
“there I will command the sword”
“I watch over them for evil”
“and destroy; but don't make a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh's.”
“Hath he smitten him”
“I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made”
“as Yahweh has said”
“saying”
“and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.”
“keeping watch on the evil and the good.”