Āmósīshū 9:2

2 Tāmen suīrán wā tòu yīnjiān , wǒde shǒu bì qǔ chū tāmen lái . suīrán pá shàngtiān qù , wǒ bì ná xià tāmen lái .

Āmósīshū 9:2 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 9:2

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them,
&c.] That is, they that endeavour to make their escape from their enemies, though they seek for places of the greatest secrecy and privacy; not hell, the place of the damned; nor the grave, the repository of the dead; neither of which they chose to he in, but rather sought to escape them; but the deepest and darkest caverns, the utmost recesses of the earth, the very centre of it; which, could they get into, would not secure them from the power and providence of God, and from their enemies in pursuit of them, by his permission: though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down;
the summit of the highest mountains, and get as near to heaven, and at as great a distance from men, as can be, and yet all in vain. The Targum is,

``if they think to be hid as it were in hell, from thence their enemies shall take them by my word; and if they ascend the high mountains, to the top of heaven, thence will I bring them;''

see ( Psalms 139:8 ) .

Āmósīshū 9:2 In-Context

1 Wǒ kànjian zhǔ zhàn zaì jìtán pángbiān . tā shuō , nǐ yào jī dá zhù dǐng , shǐ mén jiàn zhèndòng , dá suì zhù dǐng , luō zaì zhòngrén tóu shang . suǒ shèngxia de rén , wǒ bì yòng dāo shā lù . wú yī rén néng taóbì , wú yī rén néng taótuō .

2 Tāmen suīrán wā tòu yīnjiān , wǒde shǒu bì qǔ chū tāmen lái . suīrán pá shàngtiān qù , wǒ bì ná xià tāmen lái .

3 Suīrán cáng zaì Jiāmì shāndǐng , wǒ bì sōuxún , zhuō chū tāmen lái . suīrán cóng wǒ yǎnqián cáng zaì hǎi dǐ , wǒ bì méng shé yǎo tāmen .

4 Suī beì chóudí lǔ qù , wǒ bì méng dāo jiàn shā lù tāmen . wǒ bì xiàng tāmen déng zhù yǎnmù . jiàng huò bú jiàng fú .

5 Zhǔ wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá mó dì , dì jiù xiāohuà , fán zhù zaì dì shang de , dōu bì bēiāi . dì bì quán rán xiàng ní luó hé zhǎng qǐ , rútóng Āijí hé luō xià .