Amos 9:10

9:10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword –

the ones who say, ‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’

Amos 9:8

9:8 Look, the sovereign Lord is watching ¹  the sinful nation, ² 

and I will destroy it from the face of the earth.

But I will not completely destroy the family ³  of Jacob,” says the Lord.

¹ tn Heb “the eyes of the sovereign Lord are on.”

² tn Or “kingdom.”

³ tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).