Reference

Amos 9:10

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
8

Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord.

9

For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

10

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

11

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

12

That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Destruction / Perishing Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

While the verse speaks of death by the sword, it does not explicitly state that this death results in the complete cessation of existence or annihilation, only physical demise.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes a specific method of death ("die by the sword") for a particular group ("sinners of my people"), which is a consequence rather than a general statement about destruction or perishing.