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Amos 9:7

“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?

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ASV

Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

KJV

Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
כִבְנֵי֩khiv.Neilike [the] sons ofH1121 →
כֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhu.shi.Yim[the] CushitesH3569 →
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.Tem[are] youH859 →
לִ֛יlito me
בְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiO people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tidid I bring upH5927 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.Yimand [the] PhilistinesH6430 →
מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.Torfrom CaphtorH3731 →
וַאֲרָ֥םva.'a.Ramand AramH758 →
מִקִּֽיר׃mi.Kirfrom KirH7024 →

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Jeremiah 47:4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.Deuteronomy 2:23And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)2 Kings 16:9So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.Jeremiah 9:25–26“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:Amos 2:10And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.Amos 1:5I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!Isaiah 22:6Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.Isaiah 20:4so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.Hosea 12:13But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.Jeremiah 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.Genesis 10:14the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.Exodus 12:51And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.Psalms 59:5O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. SelahJeremiah 51:16When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.1 Chronicles 1:12the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

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The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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