Amos 9:11-15

Announcement of Restoration

11 In that day I will restore the fallen booth of David:[a] I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins,[b] and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom[c] and all the nations that are called by My name[d][e]- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration- He will do this.
13 Hear this! The days are coming- the Lord's declaration- when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the one who treads grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, and all the hills will flow [with it].[f]
14 I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel.[g][h] They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,[i] plant vineyards and drink their wine, make gardens and eat their produce.[j]
15 I will plant them on their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them.[k] Yahweh your God has spoken.

Footnotes 11

  • [a]. 2 Sm 7:11-16; Jr 23:5; Ezk 34:23-24; Lk 1:32; Rv 5:5
  • [b]. Isa 44:26
  • [c]. Ob 21
  • [d]. LXX reads so that the remnant of man and all the nations . . . may seek [Me]; Ac 15:17
  • [e]. Isa 43:6-7; Ac 15:15-18
  • [f]. Jl 2:24; 3:18
  • [g]. Or restore My people Israel from captivity
  • [h]. Dt 30:3; Jr 31:23; 32:42-44
  • [i]. Jr 30:18; 33:10-11
  • [j]. Isa 65:21; Jr 31:5
  • [k]. 2 Sm 7:10; Jr 24:6
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