2If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.


In Context

1 I have seen the Lord standing by the altar, and He saith: 'Smite the knob, and the thresholds shake, And cut them off by the head — all of them, And their posterity with a sword I do slay, Not flee to them doth the fleer, Nor escape to them doth a fugitive.

2 If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.

3 And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them.

4 And if they go into captivity before their enemies, From thence I command the sword, And it hath slain them, And I have set Mine eye on them for evil, And not for good.

Amos 9:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig down to the depths of the grave, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig into the place of the dead, thence shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:2Though they dig into hell, there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, there will I bring them down: