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. Non... [ Continue Reading ]
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: THOUGH THEY DIG INTO HELL, THENCE SHALL MINE HAND TAKE THEM - though they hide ever so deeply in the earth (). THOUGH THEY CLIMB UP TO HEAVEN, THENCE WILL I BRING THEM DO... [ Continue Reading ]
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: THOUGH THEY HIDE THEMSELVES IN THE TOP OF CARMEL - where the forests, and, on th... [ Continue Reading ]
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. THOUGH THEY GO INTO CAPTIVITY BEFORE THEIR ENEMIES - going willingly before their foes like a flock of sheep, hoping to... [ Continue Reading ]
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. AND THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS IS HE THAT TOUCHETH THE LAND, AND IT SHALL MELT. Since Amos had t... [ Continue Reading ]
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. IT IS HE THAT BUILDETH HIS STORIES IN THE HEAVEN - "stories," literally, ascents, i:e., upp... [ Continue Reading ]
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? ARE YE NOT AS CHILDREN OF THE ETHIOPIANS UNTO ME, O CHILDREN OF ISRAEL? SAITH THE LORD - howe... [ Continue Reading ]
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. BEHOLD, THE EYES OF THE LORD GOD ARE UPON THE SINFUL KINGDOM - i:e., I am watching all its sinful course,... [ Continue Reading ]
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. SIFT - I will cause the Israelites to be tossed about through all nations as grain is shaken about in a sieve, in such a way, howe... [ Continue Reading ]
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 - "the sinners" - answering to the chaff, in the image in , which falls on the earth, in opposition "to the grain" that does not fall.... [ Continue Reading ]
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: IN THAT DAY - quoted by James (Acts 15:16), "After this" - i:e., in the dispensation of Messiah-the Shiloh, who was to... [ Continue Reading ]
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. THAT THEY MAY POSSESS THE REMNANT OF EDOM, AND OF ALL THE HEATHEN, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME - "Edom," the bitter foe, though the brother, of Israel; therefore doomed... [ Continue Reading ]
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. BEHOLD, THE DAYS COME - at the future restoration of the Jews to their own land. THAT THE PLO... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. THEY SHALL BUILD THE WASTE CITIES - (, "They shall build the... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up AND I WILL PLANT THEM UPON THEIR LAND, AND THEY SHALL NO MORE BE PULLED UP - (, "I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart, and with my whole soul"). WHICH I HAVE GIVEN THEM, SAITH THE LORD THY GOD -... [ Continue Reading ]