Amos 9:9
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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.“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
In other translations
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.“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
Hebrew words
כִּי־ki-thatH3588הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595מְצַוֶּהmetzaveh[am] about to commandH6680וַהֲנִעוֹתִיvahani'otiand I will shakeH5128בְכָל־vekhal-among allH3605הַגּוֹיִםhagoyimthe nationsH1471אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834יִנּוֹעַyinoa'it is shakenH5128בַּכְּבָרָהbakevarahin <the> sieveH3531וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יִפּוֹלyipolit will fallH5307צְרוֹרtzerora pebbleH6872אָרֶץ׃'aretz[the] groundH776
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Luke 22:31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
- Deuteronomy 28:64And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
- Isaiah 30:28And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.
- Leviticus 26:33And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
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