Amos 9:3
What is written? (ESV)
If they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search them out and take them; and if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
What does it say?
If anyone attempts to hide on top of Mt Carmel, I (God) will find and take them. If they hide at the bottom of the ocean, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
What is its immediate context?
The close of the prophet Amos’ book where he sees God, standing on the altar (vs 1), speaking of the judgement for Israel and, in particular, their inability to escape from it. He says that “all the sinners of my people shall die by the sword” even though some deny it will happen (vs 10). At the close of the chapter/book (vss 11-15), we see God’s promise of a time “in that day” (vs 11) when a remnant will be saved and restored as in the “days of old” (vs 11). A portion of this is quoted by the Apostle James in Acts 15:15-18, applying it to first-century fulfillment and the inclusion of the Gentiles in the gospel message.
How Amos 9:3 is applied across Bible answers
Is it possible to hide from God?
Nobody can escape God's judgment.
