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Amos 9:9

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9For lo, I will command, and I will gsift the house of Israel among all nations,

hLike as corn gis sifted in a sieve, iyet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

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Cross references

  1. gMatt. 21. 44 (Gk.). So Luke 22. 31. Comp. Matt. 3. 12. See Jer. 15. 7.
  2. hComp. Isai. 27. 8. & 28. 25.
  3. gMatt. 21. 44 (Gk.). So Luke 22. 31. Comp. Matt. 3. 12. See Jer. 15. 7.
  4. iComp. Mal. 3. 6.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For behold, I will command,

and shake the house of Israel among all the nations

as one shakes with a sieve,

but no pebble shall fall to the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“For I will give the command,

and I will shake the people of Israel

among all the nations

as grain is shaken in a sieve,

and not a pebble will reach the ground.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for I am about to give the command,

and I will shake the house of Israel

among all the nations,

as one shakes a sieve,

but not a pebble will fall to the ground.

NLTNew Living Translation

“For I will give the command

and will shake Israel along with the other nations

as grain is shaken in a sieve,

yet not one true kernel will be lost.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Yes, look, I am going to command and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations like one who shakes with a sieve, but not a pebble will fall to the ground.

KJV 1900King James Version

For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations,

Like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.