Amos 9:2

In 11 translations

BSB

Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.

KJV

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

WEB

Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.Sheol is the place of the dead.

ASV

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

LSV

If they dig through into Sheol, || From there My hand takes them, || And if they go up [to] the heavens, || From there I cause them to come down.

YLT

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.

DBY

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

DRC

Though 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.

GNV

Though they digge into the hell, thence shall mine hande take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.

JPS

Though they dig into the nether-world, thence shall My hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

LXXE

Though they hide themselves in hell, thence shall my hand drag them forth; and though they go up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

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WLC

אִם־יַחְתְּר֣וּ בִשְׁא֔וֹל מִשָּׁ֖ם יָדִ֣י תִקָּחֵ֑ם וְאִֽם־יַעֲלוּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִשָּׁ֖ם אוֹרִידֵֽם׃

LXX-Br

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

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• Jeremiah 51:53Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.
• Psalms 139:7–10Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the…
• Obadiah 1:4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
• Job 20:6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
• Jeremiah 49:16The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring…
• Luke 10:18So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
• Isaiah 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
• Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
• Ezekiel 28:13–16You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold,…
• Isaiah 14:13–16You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I…

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