Amos 9:10

“All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.”

"All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us." - Amos 9:10
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What does Amos 9:10 mean?

Amos 9:10 (KJV) states, "All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us." This verse is from the Book of Amos, which is one of the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. The book is attributed to the prophet Amos…

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The Consequence of Complacency: A Reflection on Amos 9:10

In the book of Amos, we are presented with a sobering message that resonates through the ages, particularly in Amos 9:10, where we read, "All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us." At first glance, this passage…

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A Prayer for Repentance and Deliverance from Deception

O Sovereign Lord, the Almighty Ruler of Heaven and Earth, we come before You today with humble hearts, acknowledging Your might and majesty. We are reminded of Your Word in Amos 9:10, where You declared, "All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil…

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Amos 7:10 - "¶ Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words."
Amos 5:10 - "They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly."
Amos 6:9 - "And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die."
Amos 5:9 - "That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress."
Amos 1:10 - "But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof."
Amos 3:10 - "For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces."
Amos 9:9 - "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."
Amos 9:12 - "That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this."
Amos 7:9 - "And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
Amos 2:10 - "Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite."
Amos 9:13 – "The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman."
Amos 8:9 - "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:"
"They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly." - Amos 5:10
Amos 9:2 - "Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:"
Amos 3:9 - "¶ Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof."
Amos 9:15 - "And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God."
Amos 9:4 - "And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good."
Amos 9:11 - "¶ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:"
Amos 9:8 - "Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD."
Amos 1:9 - "¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:"
"But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof." - Amos 1:10
"And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die." - Amos 6:9
"That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress." - Amos 5:9
Amos 9:13 - "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt."
Amos 9:6 - "It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name."
Amos 9:5 - "And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt."
Amos 9:7 - "Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?"
"For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces." - Amos 3:10
"¶ Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words." - Amos 7:10