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Amos 9:2

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

KJV

Si descenderint usque ad infernum, inde manus mea educet eos ; et si ascenderint usque in cælum, inde detraham eos.

Vulgate

ἐὰν κατακρυβῶσιν εἰς ᾅδου, ἐκεῖθεν ἡ χείρ μου ἀνασπάσει αὐτούς· καὶ ἐὰν ἀναβῶσιν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, ἐκεῖθεν κατάξω αὐτούς·

LXX

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

ASV

אִם יַחְתְּר֣וּ בִ/שְׁא֔וֹל מִ/שָּׁ֖ם יָדִ֣/י תִקָּחֵ֑/ם וְ/אִֽם יַעֲלוּ֙ הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם מִ/שָּׁ֖ם אוֹרִידֵֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
חֲתָר
chtr
verb · 8×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
שְׁא֣וֹל
sh'vl
verb · 66×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 8:8 — Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
  • Gen 3:8 — And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
  • Jer 23:24 — Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
  • Jer 49:16 — Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as t
  • Jer 51:53 — Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
  • Job 11:8 — It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
  • Job 26:6 — Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
  • Job 34:22 — There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
  • Obad 1:4 — Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
  • Obad 1:4 — Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
  • Ps 16:10 — For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
  • Ps 21:8 — Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
  • Ps 68:22 — The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
  • Ps 139:7 — Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
  • Ps 139:8 — If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.