Amos 9:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ The Lord, God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ The Lord God of hosts, it is He Who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn; it shall rise like the [river] Nile, all of it, and it shall sink again like the Nile of Egypt.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;

Common English Bible

⁵ The LORD, God of heavenly forces, touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it are sick to death. All of it rises up like the Nile and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And the Lord God of hosts, he touches the earth and it will melt. And all who dwell in it will mourn. And everyone will rise up like a river, and will flow away like the river of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And the Lord the God of hosts is he who toucheth the earth, and it shall melt: and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up as a river, and shall run down as the river of Egypt.

Amos 9:5 Cross References

Psalm 104:32

who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!

Psalm 144:5

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down! Touch the mountains that they smoke!

Psalm 32:6

Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to thee; at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

Psalm 46:6

The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.

Psalm 97:5

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.

Isaiah 64:1

O that thou wouldst rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence—

Jeremiah 12:4

How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, because men said, “He will not see our latter end.”

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air; and even the fish of the sea are taken away.

Amos 8:8

Shall not the land tremble on this account, and every one mourn who dwells in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?”

Nahum 1:5

The mountains quake before him, the hills melt; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all that dwell therein.

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw thee, and writhed; the raging waters swept on; the deep gave forth its voice, it lifted its hands on high.

Matthew 7:27

and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.”

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.