The Meaning of Amos 9:6 Explained

Amos 9:6

KJV: It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.

YLT: Who is building in the heavens His upper chambers; As to His troop, Upon earth He hath founded it, Who is calling for the waters of the sea, And poureth them out on the face of the land, Jehovah is His name.

Darby: It is he that buildeth his upper chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.

ASV: it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name.

Discover Amos 9:6

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 9:6?

MEANING: What does Amos 9:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 9:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 9:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[It is] he that buildeth  his stories  in the heaven,  and hath founded  his troop  in the earth;  he that calleth  for the waters  of the sea,  and poureth them out  upon the face  of the earth:  The LORD  [is] his name. 

What does Amos 9:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

He built His dwelling place in the heavens as a vaulted dome over the earth. He calls for the waters to leave the seas, rise up and form clouds, and pour down on the land. Since He exercises this control over the whole planet it is impossible to hide from Him or to escape His powerful hand. His name is Yahweh, the covenant keeping God whose sovereignty spans the universe (cf. Amos 5:8).

Context Summary

Amos 9:1-15 - The Day Of Restoration
The guilty will certainly be punished. If they enter the sacred place of worship, even that will not shelter them, Amos 9:1. Flight and concealment will be in vain. Let them climb ever so high, or burrow ever so deep; let them scale the loftiest hills, or dive into the deepest seas-the consequences of their sins will overtake them, Amos 9:2-3. How can sinners hope to escape from Him whose chambers are built in the heavens and whose voice governs the tides, Amos 9:6? The great desolations of the past prove the exactness and severity of His judgments, Amos 9:7-8. How remarkably Amos 9:9 has been fulfilled? Notwithstanding their scatterings, the Hebrew people have been preserved as a race.
The final paragraph, Amos 9:11-15, is very reassuring. It is a burst of noble anticipation, quoted by the Apostle James, Acts 15:14-17. The promises made to Abraham and David are yet to be fulfilled. The derision of their foes, of whom Edom was the ringleader, will be silenced. Through the parted curtain, we descry the golden age of the future. There is a divine plan working to its conclusion, and Israel shall yet come again to the land given to their fathers [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 9

1  The certainty of the desolation
11  The restoring of the tabernacle of David

What do the individual words in Amos 9:6 mean?

He who builds in the sky - His layers and His strata in the earth has founded who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth Yahweh [is] His name
הַבּוֹנֶ֤ה בַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ [מעלותו] (מַעֲלוֹתָ֔יו) וַאֲגֻדָּת֖וֹ עַל־ אֶ֣רֶץ יְסָדָ֑הּ הַקֹּרֵ֣א לְמֵֽי־ הַיָּ֗ם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ יְהוָ֥ה שְׁמֽוֹ

הַבּוֹנֶ֤ה  He  who  builds 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙  in  the  sky 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
[מעלותו]  - 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
(מַעֲלוֹתָ֔יו)  His  layers 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַעֲלָה 
Sense: what comes up, thoughts.
וַאֲגֻדָּת֖וֹ  and  His  strata 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֲגֻדָּה  
Sense: band, binding.
אֶ֣רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
יְסָדָ֑הּ  has  founded 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָסַד 
Sense: to found, fix, establish, lay foundation.
הַקֹּרֵ֣א  who  calls 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
לְמֵֽי־  for  the  waters 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
הַיָּ֗ם  of  the  sea 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם  and  pours  them  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: שֶׂפֶק 
Sense: to pour, pour out, spill.
פְּנֵ֥י  the  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הָאָ֖רֶץ  of  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שְׁמֽוֹ  His  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.

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