Amos 9:2 Lexicon: "Though they dig into Sheol, From there will My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"Though	אִם־ (im-)	518: if	a prim. conjunction
they dig	יַחְתְּר֣וּ (yach·te·ru)	2864: to dig, row	a prim. root
into Sheol,	בִשְׁאֹ֔ול (vish·'o·vl,)	7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)	of uncertain derivation
From there	מִשָּׁ֖ם (mi·sham)	8033: there, thither	a prim. adverb
will My hand	יָדִ֣י (ya·di)	3027: hand	a prim. root
take	תִקָּחֵ֑ם (tik·ka·chem;)	3947: to take	a prim. root
them; And though	וְאִֽם־ (ve·'im-)	518: if	a prim. conjunction
they ascend	יַעֲלוּ֙ (ya·'a·lu)	5927: to go up, ascend, climb	a prim. root
to heaven,	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (ha·sha·ma·yim,)	8064: heaven, sky	from an unused word
From there	מִשָּׁ֖ם (mi·sham)	8033: there, thither	a prim. adverb
will I bring them down.	אֹורִידֵֽם׃ (o·v·ri·dem.)	3381: to come or go down, descend	a prim. root

KJV Lexicon

Though they dig
chathar (khaw-thar')
to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars -- dig (through), row.

into hell
sh'owl (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.

thence shall mine hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

take
laqach (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)

them though they climb up
`alah (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)

to heaven
shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).

thence will I bring them down
yarad (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"Though they dig into Sheol, From there will My hand take them; And though they ascend to heaven, From there will I bring them down.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.

International Standard Version
"Even if they burrow into Sheol, from there my hand will find them. Even if they ascend to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even if they dig their way into Sheol, my hand will take them from there. Even if they go up to heaven, I will bring them down from there.

King James 2000 Bible
Though they dig into sheol, there shall my hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, there will I bring them down:

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