Amos 9:7 — Israel, I am the Lord God,
and the Ethiopians
are no less important to me
than… — CEV | maBible
Read Amos 9:7 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Amos 9.7, Amos 9v7, Am. 9:7. Israel, I am the Lord God,
and the Ethiopians
are no less important to me
than you are.
I brought you out of Egypt,
but I also brought
the Philistines from Crete
and the…
Other reference formats: Amos 9.7, Amos 9v7, Am. 9:7.
7 Israel, I am the Lord God,
and the Ethiopians
are no less important to me
than you are.
I brought you out of Egypt,
but I also brought
the Philistines from Crete
and the Arameans from Kir.
Notes and references
Ethiopians: The Hebrew text has “people of Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
Crete: Hebrew “Caphtor.”
Philistines … Arameans from Kir: The Philistines were Israel's enemies to the west, and the Arameans were enemies to the northeast. For Kir, see the note at 1.5.