Charles Ellicott Commentary Amos 9:2

"Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down." — Amos 9:2 (ASV)

Dig. —For this expression break should be substituted. “Hell,” or rather, Hades (Sheôl), the dark abode of the gathered dead, is contrasted with “heaven,” the abode of light. Escape from the universal Lord is impossible.