Amos 9:7

7 “Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Cushites[a] ?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor[b]and the Arameans from Kir?

Amos 9:7 in Other Translations

KJV
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?
ESV
7 "Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?" declares the LORD. "Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir?
NLT
7 “Are you Israelites more important to me than the Ethiopians? ” asks the LORD . “I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and led the Arameans out of Kir.
MSG
7 "Do you Israelites think you're any better than the far-off Cushites?" God's Decree.
CSB
7 Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to Me? [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. Didn't I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?

Amos 9:7 In-Context

5 The Lord, the LORD Almighty— he touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn; the whole land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt;
6 he builds his lofty palace in the heavens and sets its foundation on the earth; he calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land— the LORD is his name.
7 “Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Cushites ?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtorand the Arameans from Kir?
8 “Surely the eyes of the Sovereign LORDare on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not totally destroy the descendants of Jacob,” declares the LORD.
9 “For I will give the command, and I will shake the people of Israel among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble will reach the ground.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S 2 Chronicles 12:3; Isaiah 20:4; Isaiah 43:3
  • 2. S Genesis 10:14
  • 3. S Deuteronomy 2:23; Jeremiah 47:4
  • 4. S 2 Kings 16:9; S Isaiah 22:6; S Amos 1:5; Amos 2:10

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. That is, people from the upper Nile region
  • [b]. That is, Crete
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