Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Surely the eyes of the Sovereign LORD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not totally destroy the descendants of Jacob,” declares the LORD. New Living Translation “I, the Sovereign LORD, am watching this sinful nation of Israel. I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will never completely destroy the family of Israel,” says the LORD. English Standard Version Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the surface of the ground, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. Berean Standard Bible Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. King James 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. New King James Version “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” Says the LORD. New American Standard Bible “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will eliminate it from the face of the earth; Nevertheless, I will not totally eliminate the house of Jacob,” Declares the LORD. NASB 1995 “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Nevertheless, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob,” Declares the LORD. NASB 1977 “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Nevertheless, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob,” Declares the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Behold, the eyes of Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Nevertheless, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob,” Declares Yahweh. Amplified Bible “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful [northern] kingdom [of Israel’s ten tribes] And I shall destroy it from the face of the earth; But I shall not totally destroy the house of Jacob [that is, the entire nation of Israel],” Says the LORD. Christian Standard Bible Look, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will obliterate it from the face of the earth. However, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob — this is the LORD’s declaration — Holman Christian Standard Bible Look, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. However, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob— this is the LORD’s declaration— American Standard Version Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah. Contemporary English Version My eyes have seen what a sinful nation you are, and I'll wipe you out. But I will leave a few of Jacob's descendants. I, the LORD, have spoken! English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation I, the Almighty LORD, have my eyes on this sinful kingdom. I will wipe it off the face of the earth. But I won't totally destroy the descendants of Jacob, declares the LORD. Good News Translation I, the Sovereign LORD, am watching this sinful kingdom of Israel, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not destroy all the descendants of Jacob. International Standard Version Look! The eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth; but I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob," declares the LORD. Majority Standard Bible Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. NET Bible Look, the sovereign LORD is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob," says the LORD. New Heart English Bible Look, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," says the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” says Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, [the] eyes of Lord YHWH [are] on the sinful kingdom, "" And I have destroyed it from off the face of the ground, "" Only, I do not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” "" A declaration of YHWH. Young's Literal Translation Lo, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are on the sinful kingdom, And I have destroyed it from off the face of the ground, Only, I destroy not utterly the house of Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah upon the sinning kingdom, and I destroyed it from the face of the earth; only that destroying, I will not destroy the house of Jacob, says Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth: but yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinning kingdom, and I will wipe it from the face of the earth. Though truly, when destroying, I will not wipe away the house of Jacob, says the Lord. New American Bible See, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on this sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth— But I will not destroy the house of Jacob completely— oracle of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version The eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth —except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, the eyes of the LORD God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; but I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, the eyes of The Lord of Lords are in the Kingdom of Sin, and I shall destroy it from the face of the Earth, however, I shall not so destroy the house of Yaqob, says LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the kingdom of sinners, and I will cut it off from the face of the earth; only I will not utterly cut off the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Destruction of Israel…7“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir? 8Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. 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.… Cross References Jeremiah 30:11 For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.” Isaiah 10:22-23 Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. / For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land. Ezekiel 20:38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy. Romans 9:27-28 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” Isaiah 27:9 Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. Jeremiah 5:18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you. Matthew 24:22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. Isaiah 6:13 And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.” Ezekiel 11:13 Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?” Romans 11:5 In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. Jeremiah 46:28 And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.” Isaiah 65:8-9 This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all. / And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there. 2 Kings 13:23 But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence. Treasury of Scripture Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on 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, said the LORD. the eyes. Amos 9:4 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. Psalm 11:4-6 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men… Proverbs 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. and I. Genesis 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 6:15 (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. savings. Deuteronomy 4:31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. Isaiah 27:7,8 Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him? … Jeremiah 5:10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S. Jump to Previous Affirmation Complete Declares Destroy Destroyed Destruction Earth End Evil Except Eyes Face Ground House Jacob Kingdom Nevertheless Saving Sinful Sovereign Surely Surface Totally UtterlyJump to Next Affirmation Complete Declares Destroy Destroyed Destruction Earth End Evil Except Eyes Face Ground House Jacob Kingdom Nevertheless Saving Sinful Sovereign Surely Surface Totally UtterlyAmos 9 1. The certainty of the desolation.11. The restoring of the tabernacle of David. Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom The phrase "Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD" emphasizes the omniscience and omnipresence of God. In Hebrew, "eyes" (עֵינַיִם, 'eynayim) often symbolize God's watchfulness and awareness. The term "Lord GOD" (אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, Adonai Yahweh) underscores His sovereign authority and covenantal relationship with Israel. Historically, this reflects God's intimate involvement with His people, observing their actions and holding them accountable. The "sinful kingdom" refers to Israel, which had turned away from God's commandments, engaging in idolatry and injustice. This highlights the moral and spiritual decline that provoked divine scrutiny. and I will destroy it from the face of the earth Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob declares the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Surelyהִנֵּ֞ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! the eyes עֵינֵ֣י ׀ (‘ê·nê) Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD יְהוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH are on the sinful הַֽחַטָּאָ֔ה (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2400: A criminal, one accounted guilty kingdom, בַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ (bam·mam·lā·ḵāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign and I will destroy וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣י (wə·hiš·maḏ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed it אֹתָ֔הּ (’ō·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the earth. הָאֲדָמָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land Yet כִּ֠י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no utterly הַשְׁמֵ֥יד (haš·mêḏ) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed destroy אַשְׁמִ֛יד (’aš·mîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jacob,” יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Amos 9:8 NIVAmos 9:8 NLT Amos 9:8 ESV Amos 9:8 NASB Amos 9:8 KJV Amos 9:8 BibleApps.com Amos 9:8 Biblia Paralela Amos 9:8 Chinese Bible Amos 9:8 French Bible Amos 9:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 9:8 Behold the eyes of the Lord Yahweh (Amo. 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