Amos 9:1 KJV
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
Words Then and Now
- lintel the beam over a door Still heard today: the lintel over a door, as builders still say Webster’s 1828 · Lintel
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Scofield Notes
- standingThe position of the Lord (Adonai) is significant. The altar speaks properly of mercy because of judgement executed upon an interposed sacrifice, but when...
Matthew Henry
- The ruin of IsraelThe prophet, in vision, saw the Lord standing upon the idolatrous altar at Bethel. Wherever sinners flee from God's justice, it will overtake them. Those...
Thompson Chains
- Prophetic VisionsSee the chain from Isaiah 1:1 · 9 links
- Destruction (2)See the chain from Isaiah 34:2 · 5 links
- End of the WickedSee the chain from Psalms 37:38 · 11 links
Parallel Passages
- Amos 3:14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 68:21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
- Isaiah 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
- Isaiah 6:3–4 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. …
- Amos 3:14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
- Habakkuk 3:13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
- John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- 2 Chronicles 18:18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
- Isaiah 24:17–18 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. …
- Isaiah 30:16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
- Jeremiah 48:44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
- Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
- Ezekiel 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
- Ezekiel 10:4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.
- Amos 2:14–15 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: …
- Zephaniah 2:14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
- Zechariah 11:1–2 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. …
- John 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
- Acts 26:13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
- Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
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Topics
- Ashdod Prophecies concerning
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of captivity, famine, and judgments
- Judgments No escape from
- Prophets Inspiration of
- Readings, select The wrath of God
- Sin No escape from the consequences of
- Vision Of the temple
- Wicked (people) Punishment of
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible810–784 BC · Amos, in the days of Uzziah and Jeroboam II
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- I saw רָאִיתִי rāʾîtî רָאָה Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
- the Lord אֶת ʾet Object marker אֲדֹנָי ʾădōnāy אֲדֹנָי Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- standing נִצָּב niṣṣāb נָצַב Verb · niphal active participle, masculine singular
- upon the altar עַל ʿal Preposition הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- Smite הַךְ hak נָכָה Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
- the lintel of the door הַכַּפְתּוֹר hakkaptôr כַּפְתֹּר Noun · masculine singular · with the
- that the posts הַסִּפִּים hassippîm סַף Noun · masculine plural · with the
- may shake וְיִרְעֲשׁוּ wĕyirʿăšû רָעַשׁ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- and cut וּבְצַעַם ûbĕṣaʿam בָּצַע Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
- them in the head בְּרֹאשׁ bĕrōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- all of them; and I will slay כֻּלָּם kullām Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural אֶהֱרֹג ʾehĕrōg הָרַג Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
- the last וְאַחֲרִיתָם wĕʾaḥărîtām אַחֲרִית Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
- of them with the sword בַּחֶרֶב baḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
- he that fleeth יָנוּס yānûs נוּס Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- of them shall not flee away לֹא lōʾ Negative לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural נָס nās נוּס Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and
- and he that escapeth לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural פָּלִיט pālîṭ פָּלִיט Noun · masculine singular
- of them shall not be delivered יִמָּלֵט yimmālēṭ מָלַט Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular
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