Amos 9:11-12

The Restoration of Israel

11 "In that day I will ¹raise up the fallen ²booth of David, And wall up its ³breaches; I will also raise up its ruins And rebuild it as in the ⁴days of old;

12 ⁵That they may possess the remnant of ⁶Edom And all the nations who are ⁷called by My name," Declares the LORD who does this.

Amos 9:11-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 9

This chapter contains the fifth and last vision the prophet saw; which represents the certain desolation of the land, city, and temple, and the slaughter of all sorts of persons, high and low, none should escape it, Am 9:1; be they where they would, they should be found out, whether in hell or heaven, on the tops of the highest mountains, or in the bottom of the sea, or in a foreign land, since the eyes of the Lord were upon them for evil, Am 9:2-4; nor could they hope to escape, when they considered his greatness and his power, and what he could do, and had done; and how they had behaved towards him, even though they were the people he had brought out of Egypt, Am 9:5-7; but though the sinful kingdom should be destroyed, yet not utterly, a remnant should be saved, Am 9:8-10; and the chapter is concluded with gracious promises of raising up the tabernacle of David fallen down, and of the return of the people of Israel to their own land; and of their settlement and continuance in it, never more to depart from it, Am 9:11-15.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 15:16-18
• 2. Isaiah 16:5
• 3. Psalms 80:12
• 4. Isaiah 63:11; Jeremiah 46:26
• 5. Obadiah 19
• 6. Numbers 24:18; Isaiah 11:14
• 7. Isaiah 43:7

Footnotes

• [a] Or "shelter" or "tabernacle"
• [b] Or "Gentiles"