AMOS 9:2 Parallel View

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ULT Though they dig into Sheol,
 ⇔ there my hand will take them.
 ⇔ Though they climb up to heaven,
 ⇔ there I will bring them down.

UST If, in trying to escape, they dig deep pits in the ground, even all the way to the place of the dead, I will grab them from there.
⇔ Or, if they try to climb up to the sky, from there
⇔ I will seize them.

BSB Though they dig down to Sheol,
⇔ from there My hand will take them;
 ⇔ and though they climb up to heaven,
⇔ from there I will pull them down.

OEB  ⇔ If they dig down to Sheol,
 ⇔ there will my hand take them.
 ⇔ If they climb up to the heavens,
 ⇔ from there will I bring them down.

WEB Though they dig into Sheol,[fn] there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.

9:2 Sheol is the place of the dead.

NET Even if they could dig down into the netherworld,
 ⇔ my hand would pull them up from there.
 ⇔ Even if they could climb up to heaven,
 ⇔ I would drag them down from there.

LSV If they dig through into Sheol,
From there My hand takes them,
And if they go up [to] the heavens,
From there I cause them to come down.

FBV Even if they dig down into Sheol,[fn] I will catch them and pull them up. Even if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down.

9:2 The place of the dead, understood to be underground.

T4T If they dig deep pits in the ground,
⇔ or if they try to climb up to the sky
 ⇔ in order to escape,
⇔ I will reach out and grab them.

LEB If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and even if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.

BBE Even if they go deep into the underworld, my hand will take them up from there; if they go up to heaven, I will get them down:

MOF No MOF AMOS book available

JPS Though they dig into the nether-world, thence shall My hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

ASV Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

DRA Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

YLT If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down.

DBY Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to the heavens, thence will I bring them down;

RV Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

WBS Though they dig into the place of the dead, thence shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

KJB Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

BB Though they dig into hell, thence shall my hande take them, though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
(Though they dig into hell, thence shall my hand take them, though they clime up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.)

GNV Though they digge into the hell, thence shall mine hande take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
(Though they digge into the hell, thence shall mine hand take them: though they clime up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. )

CB Though they were buryed in the hell, my honde shal fetch them from thence: though they clymme vp to heauen, yet shal I cast them downe:
(Though they were buryed in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence: though they clymme up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down:)

WYC If thei schulen go doun til to helle, fro thennus myn hond schal lede out hem; and if thei schulen `stie til in to heuene, fro thennus Y schal drawe hem doun.
(If they should go down til to helle, from thence mine hand shall lead out hem; and if they should `stie til in to heaven, from thence I shall drawe them down.)

LUT Und wenn sie sich gleich in die Hölle vergrüben, soll sie doch meine Hand von dannen holen; und wenn sie gen Himmel führen, will ich sie doch herunterstoßen;
(And when they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves gleich in the hell vergrüben, should they/she/them though/but my Hand from dannen holen; and when they/she/them gen heaven führen, will I they/she/them though/but herunterstoßen;)

CLV Si descenderint usque ad infernum, inde manus mea educet eos; et si ascenderint usque in cælum, inde detraham eos.
(When/But_if descenderint usque to infernum, inde manus mea educet them; and when/but_if ascenderint usque in the_sky, inde detraham them. )

BRN Though they hide themselves in hell, thence shall my hand drag them forth; and though they go up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

BrLXX Ἐὰν κατακρυβῶσιν εἰς ᾅδου, ἐκεῖθεν ἡ χείρ μου ἀνασπάσει αὐτούς· καὶ ἐὰν ἀναβῶσιν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, ἐκεῖθεν κατάξω αὐτούς.
(Ean katakrubōsin eis ᾅdou, ekeithen haʸ ⱪeir mou anaspasei autous; kai ean anabōsin eis ton ouranon, ekeithen kataxō autous. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

(Occurrence 0) Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down

(Some words not found in UHB: if dig in/on/at/with,sheol from=there hand,my take,them and=if climb_up the=heavens from=there bring_~_down,them )

Yahweh uses an exaggerated image of people fleeing to Sheol or heaven to try to escape being killed. Alternate translation: “Even if they were to flee to Sheol or to heaven, they would not be able to escape me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) there my hand will take them

(Some words not found in UHB: if dig in/on/at/with,sheol from=there hand,my take,them and=if climb_up the=heavens from=there bring_~_down,them )

Here “hand” represents Yahweh’s power. Alternate translation: “I will pull them up from there”

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