The Lord [a]God of armies,
The One who (A)touches the land so that it quakes,
And (B)all those who live in it mourn,
And all of it rises up like the Nile
And subsides like the Nile of Egypt;
The One who builds His (C)upper chambers in the heavens
And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth,
He who (D)calls for the waters of the sea
And (E)pours them out on the face of the earth,
(F)The Lord is His name.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch

The Lord, the Lord Almighty—
he touches the earth and it melts,(A)
    and all who live in it mourn;
the whole land rises like the Nile,
    then sinks like the river of Egypt;(B)
he builds his lofty palace[a](C) in the heavens
    and sets its foundation[b] 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.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.