Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’ New Living Translation But all the sinners will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’ English Standard Version All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, ‘Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.’ Berean Standard Bible All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’ ” King James Bible All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. New King James Version All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ New American Standard Bible “All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, ‘The catastrophe will not overtake or confront us.’ NASB 1995 “All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, ‘The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’ NASB 1977 “All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, ‘The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’ Legacy Standard Bible All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, ‘The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’ Amplified Bible “All the sinners among My people will die by the sword, Those who say [defiantly], ‘The disaster will not overtake or confront us.’ Christian Standard Bible All the sinners among my people who say, “Disaster will never overtake or confront us,” will die by the sword. Holman Christian Standard Bible All the sinners among My people who say: “Disaster will never overtake or confront us,” will die by the sword. American Standard Version All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us. Contemporary English Version Some of you are evil, and you deny that you will ever get caught. But you will be killed. English Revised Version All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. GOD'S WORD® Translation All the sinners among my people are thinking, "Destruction will not catch up to us or run into us." In spite of this, they will be killed with swords. Good News Translation The sinners among my people will be killed in war--all those who say, 'God will not let any harm come near us.'" International Standard Version All sinners among my people will die by the sword, especially all who are saying, 'Disaster will not come upon or conquer us!'" Majority Standard Bible All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’” NET Bible All the sinners among my people will die by the sword--the ones who say, 'Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.' New Heart English Bible All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, 'Evil won't overtake nor meet us.' Webster's Bible Translation All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor fall upon us. World English Bible All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil won’t overtake nor meet us.’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBy sword all sinners of My people die, "" Who are saying, "" Evil does not overtake, or go before, "" For our sakes. Young's Literal Translation By sword die do all sinners of My people, Who are saying, 'Not overtake, or go before, For our sakes, doth evil.' Smith's Literal Translation By the sword shall all sinning of my people die, saying, It shall not draw near, and the evil shall not cleave about us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAll the sinners of my people shall fall by the sword: who say: The evils shall not approach, and shall not come upon us. Catholic Public Domain Version All the sinners of my people will die by the sword. They say, “Disaster will not come near us, and it will not overcome us.” New American Bible All sinners among my people shall die by the sword, those who say, “Disaster will not reach or overtake us.” New Revised Standard Version All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, “Evil shall not overtake or meet us.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAll the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not touch us nor overtake us. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All the sinners of my people will fall by the sword who say: “Evil shall not come near and shall not meet us!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, That say: 'The evil shall not overtake nor confront us.' Brenton Septuagint Translation All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Calamities shall certainly not draw near, nor come upon us. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Destruction of Israel…9“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground. 10All the sinners among My people will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’” Cross References Isaiah 65:12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.” Jeremiah 11:22 So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine. Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. Zephaniah 1:12 And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done. Jeremiah 6:15 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD. Ezekiel 7:3-4 The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ Hosea 9:7 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility. Micah 2:3 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity. Zechariah 13:8-9 And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. / This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ Luke 13:3 No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Romans 2:5-6 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” 1 Corinthians 10:12 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall. Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Treasury of Scripture All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. the sinners. Isaiah 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? Ezekiel 20:38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel 34:16,17 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment… The evil. Amos 6:1,3 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! … Psalm 10:11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. Ecclesiastes 8:11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Jump to Previous Befall Calamity Confront Die Disaster Evil Face Fall Meet Overtake Prevent Sakes Sinners Sword Won'tJump to Next Befall Calamity Confront Die Disaster Evil Face Fall Meet Overtake Prevent Sakes Sinners Sword Won'tAmos 9 1. The certainty of the desolation.11. The restoring of the tabernacle of David. All the sinners among My people This phrase highlights the universality of sin among the people of Israel. The Hebrew word for "sinners" is "חַטָּאִים" (chatta'im), which refers to those who have missed the mark or fallen short of God's standards. In the context of Amos, the prophet is addressing the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which had turned away from God through idolatry and social injustice. Historically, this period was marked by prosperity but also moral decay, as the people neglected the covenantal laws given to them. The phrase underscores the idea that no one is exempt from accountability before God, emphasizing the need for repentance and a return to righteousness. will die by the sword who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near nor overtake us.’ Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allכֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the sinners חַטָּאֵ֣י (ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2400: A criminal, one accounted guilty among My people עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock will die יָמ֔וּתוּ (yā·mū·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill by the sword, בַּחֶ֣רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword all those who say, הָאֹמְרִ֗ים (hā·’ō·mə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Disaster הָרָעָֽה׃ (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil will never לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no draw near תַגִּ֧ישׁ (ṯag·gîš) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach or confront וְתַקְדִּ֛ים (wə·ṯaq·dîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6923: To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet us.’ בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּ (ba·‘ă·ḏê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Links Amos 9:10 NIVAmos 9:10 NLT Amos 9:10 ESV Amos 9:10 NASB Amos 9:10 KJV Amos 9:10 BibleApps.com Amos 9:10 Biblia Paralela Amos 9:10 Chinese Bible Amos 9:10 French Bible Amos 9:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 9:10 All the sinners of my people will (Amo. 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