Amos 9:5
“For the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, is he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell in it will mourn; and it will rise up wholly like the River, and will sink again, like the River of Egypt.”
— Amos 9:5
About this verse
Amos 9:5 comes from the book of Amos, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is cosmic. These words are attributed to Amos. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the hymn genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine power, creation. Notable phrases: touches the land and it melts.
Speaker
Amos
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
hymn
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