Berean Standard Bible

Amos 9

1I sawרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853the Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324besideעַֽל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and He saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559: “Strikeהַ֨ךְhakhH5221the tops of the pillarsהַכַּפְתּ֜וֹרha.kaf.TorH3730so that the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֗יםha.si.PimH5592shakeוְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּve.yir.'a.ShuH7493.Topple themוּבְצַ֙עַם֙u.ve.Tza.'amH1214on the headsבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of all the peopleכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605,and I will killאֶהֱרֹ֑ג'e.he.RogH2026the restוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖םve.'a.cha.ri.TamH319with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719.Noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of those who fleeיָנ֤וּסya.NusH5127will get awayנָ֔סNasH5127;noneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808of the fugitivesפָּלִֽיט׃pa.LitH6412will escapeיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.

2Thoughאִם־'im-H518they dig downיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864to Sheolבִשְׁא֔וֹלvish.'olH7585,from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033My handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027will take themתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947;and thoughוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518they climb upיַעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033I will pull them downאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381.

3Thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they hide themselvesיֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ye.cha.ve.'UH2244atopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760,thereמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033I will track themאֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664and seize themוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947;and thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they hideיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641fromמִנֶּ֤גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Meעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869at the bottom ofבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175to bite themוּנְשָׁכָֽם׃u.ne.sha.KhamH5391.

4Thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are drivenיֵלְכ֤וּye.le.KhuH1980byלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם'.vei.HemH341into captivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628,thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719to slay themוַהֲרָגָ֑תַםva.ha.ra.Ga.tamH2026.I will fixוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760My eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921for harmלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808for goodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.”

5The Lordוַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069of Hostsהַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635,He who touchesהַנּוֹגֵ֤עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the earthבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776and it meltsוַתָּמ֔וֹגva.ta.MogH4127,and allכָּל־kol-H3605its dwellersי֣וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427mournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56—allכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605the landrisesוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927like the Nileכַיְאֹר֙khay.'OrH2975,then sinksוְשָׁקְעָ֖הve.sha.ke.'AhH8257like the riverכִּיאֹ֥רki.'OrH2975of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714—

6He buildsהַבּוֹנֶ֤הha.bo.NehH1129His upper roomsמַעֲלוֹתָ֔יוma.'a.lo.tovH4609in the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙va.sha.Ma.yimH8064and foundsיְסָדָ֑הּye.sa.DahH3245His vaultוַאֲגֻדָּת֖וֹva.'a.gu.da.ToH92uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776.He summonsהַקֹּרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220and pours themוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

7“Are you notהֲל֣וֹא אַתֶּ֥םha.Lo' 'a.TemH3808 H859like the Cushitesכִבְנֵי֩ כֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhiv.Nei khu.shi.YimH1121 H3569to Me,O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Did I notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808אֶת־'et-H853bringהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430from Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,and the Arameansוַאֲרָ֥םva.'a.RamH758from Kirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Surelyהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009the eyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069are on the sinfulהַֽחַטָּאָ֔הha.cha.ta.'AhH2400kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467,and I will destroyH8045itאֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127אֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657.Yetכִּ֠יkiH3588I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808utterly destroyH8045אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9“Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588surelyהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will give the commandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680,and I will shakeוַהֲנִע֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.'o.tiH5128the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478among allבְכָֽל־ve.khal-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471אֶת־'et-H853asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834grainis siftedיִנּ֙וֹעַ֙yi.No.a'H5128in a sieveבַּכְּבָרָ֔הba.ke.va.RahH3531;but notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808a pebbleצְר֖וֹרtze.RorH6872will reachיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

A Promise of Restoration

(Acts 15:5–21)

10Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the sinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400among My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971will dieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719—all those who sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, ‘Disasterהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808draw nearתַגִּ֧ישׁta.GishH5066or confrontוְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.DimH6923usבַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּba.'a.Dei.nuH1157.’”

11“In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I will restoreאָקִ֛ים'a.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the fallenהַנֹּפֶ֑לֶתha.no.Fe.letH5307tentסֻכַּ֥תsu.KatH5521of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732.I will repairוְגָדַרְתִּ֣יve.ga.dar.TiH1443אֶת־'et-H853its gapsפִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ןpir.tzei.HenH6556,restoreאָקִ֔ים'a.KimH6965its ruinsוַהֲרִֽסֹתָיו֙va.ha.ri.so.TavH2034,and rebuildוּבְנִיתִ֖יהָu.ve.ni.Ti.haH1129it as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769,

12thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they may possessיִֽירְשׁ֜וּyi.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bearנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121My nameשְׁמִ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֑םshe.Mi 'a.lei.HemH8034 H5921,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,who will doעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213thisזֹּֽאת׃ פZotH2063.

13“Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “when the plowmanחוֹרֵשׁ֙cho.ReshH2790will overtakeוְנִגַּ֤שׁve.ni.GashH5066the reaperבַּקֹּצֵ֔רba.ko.TzerH7114and the treaderוְדֹרֵ֥ךְve.do.RekhH1869of grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,the sowerבְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְbe.mo.ShekhH4900of seedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233.The mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022will dripוְהִטִּ֤יפוּve.hi.Ti.fuH5197with sweet wineעָסִ֔יס'a.SisH6071,with which allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389will flowתִּתְמוֹגַֽגְנָה׃tit.mo.Gag.nahH4127.

14I will restoreוְשַׁבְתִּי֮ve.shav.TiH7725אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478from captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622;they will rebuildוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129and inhabitוְיָשָׁ֔בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427the ruinedנְשַׁמּוֹת֙ne.sha.mOtH8074citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892.They will plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754and drinkוְשָׁת֖וּve.sha.TuH8354אֶת־'et-H853their wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196;they will makeוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593and eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853their fruitפְּרִיהֶֽם׃pe.ri.HemH6529.

15I will firmly plant themוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193inעַל־'al-H5921their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127,neverוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808againע֗וֹדodH5750to be uprootedיִנָּתְשׁ֜וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921the landאַדְמָתָם֙'ad.ma.TamH127thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

A Promise of Restoration

(Acts 15:5–21)

Commentaries on Amos 9