Amos 9:12

12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,^[a] ” declares the LORD, who will do these things.

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Amos 9:12 in Other Translations

KJV

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.

ESV

12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name," declares the LORD who does this.

NLT

12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine. ” The LORD has spoken, and he will do these things.

MSG

12 and seize what's left of enemy Edom, plus everyone else under my sovereign judgment." God's Decree. He will do this.

CSB

12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that are called by My name- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration- He will do this.

Amos 9:12 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 9:12

That they may possess the remnant or Edom, and of all the
Heathen, which are called by my name
Or that these may be possessed; that is, by David or Christ, who shall have the Heathen given him for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession, ( Psalms 2:8 ) ; when the remnant, according to the election of grace, in those nations that have been the greatest enemies to Christ and his Gospel, signified by Edom, shall be converted, and call upon the name of the Lord, and worship him; and be called by his name, Christians, and so become his inheritance and possession. The Targum understands, by the Heathen or people, all the people of the house of Israel; and Kimchi, Aben Ezra, and Ben Melech, think the words are to be inverted, thus,

``that all the people on whom my name is called, nay possess the remnant of Edom;''

and the forager says, that all the Edomites shall be destroyed in the days of the Messiah, but Israel shall inherit their land; and Aben Ezra says, that if this prophecy is interpreted of the Messiah, the matter is clear; as it is in the sense we have given, and as the apostle explains it; (See Gill on Acts 15:17). Some render the words, "that the remnant of Edom, and of all the Heathen, that are" (that is, shall be) "called by my name, may possess me the Lord" ^F24. The truth and certainty of its performance is expressed in the following clause, saith the Lord, that doeth this:
whose word is true, whose power is great, whose grace is efficacious, to accomplish all that is here promised and foretold.

FOOTNOTES:

F24 "Ut possideant reliquiae Edom", De Dieu. See Bishop Chandler's Defence of Christianity, p. 172.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Amos 9:12 In-Context

10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’

11 “In that day I will restore David’s fallen shelter— I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins— and will rebuild it as it used to be,

12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name, ” declares the LORD, who will do these things.

13 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills,

14 and I will bring my people Israel back from exile.“They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

Cross References 3

1. S Numbers 24:18
2. Isaiah 43:7; Jeremiah 25:29
3. Acts 15:16-17*

Footnotes 1

[a]. Hebrew; Septuagint "so that the remnant of people" / "and all the nations that bear my name may seek me"