Amos 9:9–10
Amos 9:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)
9 “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.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,
who say, ‘Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.’
Amos 9:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
9 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.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,
Which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
Amos 9:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 “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.
10 But all the sinners will die by the sword—
all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’
Amos 9:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
9 “For surely I will command,
And will sift the house of Israel among all nations,
As grain is sifted in a sieve;
Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.
10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword,
Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’
Amos 9:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 “I am giving the command
to scatter the nation of Israel among all nations.
It will be like someone shaking grain through a strainer,
but not even a tiny stone falls through.
10 All the sinners among my people
will die by the sword—
those who say,
‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’
Amos 9:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth. 10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.
Amos 9:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 For behold, I command, and I will shake the house of Israel to and fro among all the nations, like as one shaketh corn in a sieve; yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. 10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us.
Amos 9:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 I’m going to give the order.
I will sift the nation of Israel out of all the nations
as if I were using a sieve.
Not one pebble will fall to the ground.
10 All the sinners among my people are thinking,
“Destruction will not catch up to us or run into us.”
In spite of this, they will be killed with swords.
Amos 9:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 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.
10 All the sinners among My people
who say: “Disaster will never overtake
or confront us,”
will die by the sword.
Amos 9:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 For lo, 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 ground.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,
who say, “Evil shall not overtake or meet us.”
Amos 9:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 “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. 10 All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil will not overtake or confront us.’
Amos 9:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 “I will give an order.
I will shake the people of Israel
among all of the nations.
They will be like grain that is shaken through a screen.
Not a pebble will fall to the ground.
10 All of the sinners among my people
will be killed with swords.
They say, ‘Nothing bad will ever happen to us.’
Amos 9:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 “For behold, I am commanding,
And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations
As grain is shaken in a sieve,
But not a kernel will fall to the ground.
10 “All the sinners of My people will die by the sword,
Those who say, ‘The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’