Amos 9
Berean Standard Bible
The Destruction of Israel
1I sawH7200 the LordH136 standingH5324 besideH5921 the altarH4196, and He saidH559:
“StrikeH5221 the tops of the pillarsH3730so that the thresholdsH5592 shakeH7493.Topple themH1214 on the headsH7218 of all the peopleH3605,and I will killH2026 the restH319 with the swordH2719.NoneH3808 of those who fleeH5127 will get awayH5127;noneH3808 of the fugitivesH6412 will escapeH4422.2ThoughH518 they dig downH2864 to SheolH7585,from thereH8033 My handH3027 will take themH3947;and thoughH518 they climb upH5927 to heavenH8064,from thereH8033 I will pull them downH3381.3ThoughH518 they hide themselvesH2244 atopH7218 CarmelH3760,thereH8033 I will track themH2664 and seize themH3947;and thoughH518 they hideH5641 fromH5048 MeH5869 at the bottom ofH7172 the seaH3220,thereH8033 I will commandH6680 the serpentH51751 to bite themH5391.4ThoughH518 they are drivenH1980 byH6440 their enemiesH341 into captivityH7628,thereH8033 I will commandH6680 the swordH2719 to slay themH2026.I will fixH7760 My eyesH5869 upon themH5921for harmH7451 and notH3808 for goodH2896.”
5The LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635,He who touchesH5060 the earthH776 and it meltsH4127,and allH3605 its dwellersH3427 mournH56—allH3605 the land risesH5927 like the NileH2975,then sinksH8257 like the riverH2975 of EgyptH4714—6He buildsH1129 His upper roomsH4609 in the heavensH8064and foundsH3245 His vaultH92 uponH5921 the earthH776.He summonsH7121 the watersH4325 of the seaH3220and pours themH8210 overH5921 the faceH6440 of the earthH776.The LORDH3068 is His nameH8034.
7“Are you notH3808H859 like the CushitesH1121H35692 to Me,O childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478?”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.“Did I notH3808 bringH5927 IsraelH3478up from the landH776 of EgyptH4714,the PhilistinesH6430 from CaphtorH3731,3and the ArameansH758 from KirH7024?8SurelyH2009 the eyesH5869 of the LordH136 GODH3069are on the sinfulH2400 kingdomH4467,and I will destroyH8045 itH853 fromH5921 the faceH6440 of the earthH127.YetH3588 I will notH3808 utterly destroyH8045 the houseH1004 of JacobH3290,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.9“ForH3588 surelyH2009 IH595 will give the commandH6680,and I will shakeH5128 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478among allH3605 the nationsH1471asH834 grain is siftedH5128 in a sieveH3531;but notH3808 a pebbleH6872 will reachH5307 the groundH776.
A Promise of Restoration
(Acts 15:5–21)
10AllH3605 the sinnersH2400 among My peopleH5971 will dieH4191 by the swordH2719— all those who sayH559, ‘DisasterH7451 will neverH3808 draw nearH5066 or confrontH6923 usH1157.’”
11“In thatH1931 dayH3117 I will restoreH6965the fallenH5307 tentH5521 of DavidH1732.I will repairH1443 its gapsH6556, restoreH6965 its ruinsH2034,and rebuildH1129 it as in the daysH3117 of oldH5769,12thatH4616 they may possessH3423 the remnantH7611 of EdomH123and allH3605 the nationsH1471 thatH834 bearH7121 My nameH8034H5921,”4declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, who will doH6213 thisH2063.13“BeholdH2009, the daysH3117 are comingH935,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,“when the plowmanH2790 will overtakeH5066 the reaperH7114and the treaderH1869 of grapesH6025, the sowerH4900 of seedH2233.The mountainsH2022 will dripH5197 with sweet wineH6071,with which allH3605 the hillsH1389 will flowH4127.14I will restoreH7725 My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 from captivityH7622;5they will rebuildH1129 and inhabitH3427 the ruinedH8074 citiesH5892.They will plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 and drinkH8354 their wineH3196;they will makeH6213 gardensH1593 and eatH398 their fruitH6529.15I will firmly plant themH5193 inH5921 their own landH127,neverH3808 againH5750 to be uprootedH5428fromH5921 the landH127 thatH834 I have givenH5414 them,”saysH559 the LORDH3068 your GodH430.
Notes
- 1. Amos 9:3 Hebrew nachash; translated in most cases as snake ↩
- 2. Amos 9:7 That is, people from the upper Nile region ↩
- 3. Amos 9:7 That is, Crete ↩
- 4. Amos 9:12 Hebrew; LXX that the remnant of men, and all the nations that bear My name, may earnestly seek Me; cited in Acts 15:16–18 ↩
- 5. Amos 9:14 Or restore the fortunes of My people Israel ↩
Commentaries on Amos 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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