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Amos 9:2–3

i“If they dig into Sheol,

from there shall my hand take them;

iif they climb up to heaven,

from there I will bring them down.

If they hide themselves on jthe top of Carmel,

from there I will search them out and take them;

kand if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea,

there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

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Amos 9:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Though they dig down to the depths below,

from there my hand will take them.

Though they climb up to the heavens above,

from there I will bring them down.

Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel,

there I will hunt them down and seize them.

Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea,

there I will command the serpent to bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them;

Though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel,

I will search and take them out thence;

And though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea,

Thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

Amos 9:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Even if they dig down to the place of the dead,

I will reach down and pull them up.

Even if they climb up into the heavens,

I will bring them down.

Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel,

I will search them out and capture them.

Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean,

I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Though they dig into hell,

From there My hand shall take them;

Though they climb up to heaven,

From there I will bring them down;

And though they hide themselves on top of Carmel,

From there I will search and take them;

Though they hide from My sight at the bottom of the sea,

From there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them;

Amos 9:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

If they dig down as deep as the place of the dead,

I will pull them up from there.

If they climb up into heaven,

I will bring them down from there.

If they hide at the top of Mount Carmel,

I will find them and take them away.

If they try to hide from me at the bottom of the sea,

I will command a snake to bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — American Standard Version (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. And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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; and though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them;

Amos 9:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Even if they dig their way into Sheol, 

my hand will take them from there. 

Even if they go up to heaven, 

I will bring them down from there. 

Even if they hide on top of Mount Carmel, 

I will look for them and take them from there. 

Even if they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, 

I will command a sea snake to bite them. 

Amos 9:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

If they dig down to Sheol,

from there My hand will take them;

if they climb up to heaven,

from there I will bring them down.

If they hide themselves

on the top of Carmel,

from there I will track them down

and seize them;

if they conceal themselves

from My sight on the sea floor,

from there I will command

the sea serpent to bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Though they dig into Sheol,

from there shall my hand take them;

though they climb up to heaven,

from there I will bring them down.

Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel,

from there I will search out and take them;

and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea,

there I will command the sea-serpent, and it shall bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and even if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down. And even if they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search and will take them, and even if they hide from before my eyes at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the sea serpent and it will bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

They might dig down to the deepest parts of the grave.

But my powerful hand will take them out of there.

They might climb up to the heavens.

But I will bring them down from there.

They might hide on top of Mount Carmel.

But I will hunt them down

and grab hold of them.

They might hide from me at the bottom of the ocean.

But I will command the serpent to bite them.

Amos 9:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Though they dig into Sheol,

From there will My hand take them;

And though they ascend to heaven,

From there will I bring them down.

Though they hide on the summit of Carmel,

I will search them out and take them from there;

And though they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea,

From there I will command the serpent and it will bite them.


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