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Amos 7:9 Explained in Context
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Verse 9. 9And 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.
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Quick Meaning
This verse announces desolation of Isaac's high places and Israel's sanctuaries and a sword against Jeroboam's house.
Read It With
- Amos 7:7-9
Read Amos 7:9 with 7:7-9. This verse announces desolation of Isaac's high places and Israel's sanctuaries and a sword against Jeroboam's house. The complete unit establishes this movement: A disputed measuring or metal object placed among Israel marks that reprieve has reached a limit; sanctuaries fall and Jeroboam's dynasty faces the sword.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The third vision changes the pattern from successful plea to non-reprieve and immediately triggers institutional resistance. Within that movement, this verse announces desolation of Isaac's high places and Israel's sanctuaries and a sword against Jeroboam's house.
Follow the Context
- The LORD appears by a wall associated with a disputed object.
- Amos identifies what he sees.
- The object is placed among Israel and further passing by is denied.
- Isaac's high places, Israel's sanctuaries, and Jeroboam's house fall.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
The verse does not authorize attacks on Jews, sanctuaries, rulers, clergy, or political families.
What Remains True
Royal and cultic institutions face the consequence named by the vision.
How It Can Shape Life
- Pursue institutional accountability without religious or political violence.
Teach It Back
Explain Amos 7:9's contribution to Amos 7:7-9: announces desolation of Isaac's high places and Israel's sanctuaries and a sword against Jeroboam's house. Include what the surrounding verses add, the stated uncertainty, and what this verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
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Read Amos 7:7-9 — The Measuring Object Marks an End to Passing BySources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
Amaziah's report in verse 11 changes the wording from dynasty to Jeroboam personally.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Amos 7:7-9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Amos
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, clause relationships, wordplays, names, and the base text behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Amos.xml, 7:7-9
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Amos with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, textual, literary, historical, and uncertainty notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Amos PDF, printed pp. 1718-1719, translation and notes on 7:7-9
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