Amos 9:13

Amos 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
• New International Version (NIV)“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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord, "when the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed; the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, And all the hills shall flow with it.

Context of Amos 9:13

11In that day I will restore the fallen shelter of David: I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, 12so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name — this is the declaration of the Lord; he will do this. Look, the days are coming — this is 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. 14I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel. They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities, plant vineyards and drink their wine, make gardens and eat their produce. 15I will plant them on their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them. The Lord your God has spoken.

Amos 9:13 word by word

הִנֵּ֨ה יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנִגַּ֤שׁ חוֹרֵשׁ֙ בַּקֹּצֵ֔ר וְדֹרֵ֥ךְ עֲנָבִ֖ים בְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְ הַזָּ֑רַע וְהִטִּ֤יפוּ הֶֽהָרִים֙ עָסִ֔יס וְכָל־הַגְּבָע֖וֹת תִּתְמוֹגַֽגְנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that the plowmanחָרַשׁchârash · to plow/plotH2790
• shall overtakeנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• the reaperקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• and the treaderדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• of grapesעֵנָב‛ênâb · grapeH6025
• him that sowethמָשַׁךְmâshak · to drawH4900
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• and the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• shall dropנָטַףnâţaph · to drip/prophesyH5197
• sweet wineעָסִיס‛âsîys · sweetH6071
• and all the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
• shall meltמוּגmûg · to meltH4127

Cross-references for Amos 9:13

• Leviticus 26:5Your threshing will continue until grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have plenty of food to eat and live securely in your land.
• Ezekiel 36:35They will say, “This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and demolished are now fortified and inhabited.”
• Hosea 2:21On that day I will respond — this is the Lord’s declaration. I will respond to the sky, and it will respond to the earth.
• John 4:35“Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, and then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, because they are ready for harvest.
• Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a wildflower.
• Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up; this will stand as a monument for the Lord, an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.
• Joel 3:18In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will flow with water, and a spring will issue from the Lord’s house, watering the Valley of Acacias.
• Amos 9:5The Lord, the God of Armies — he touches the earth; it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn; all of it rises like the Nile and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.
• Judges 5:5The mountains melted before the Lord, even Sinai, before the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord — at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Commentaries on Amos 9:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The ploughman shall overtake the reaper - All the seasons shall succeed in due and natural order: but the crops shall be so copious in the fields and in the vineyards, that a long time shall be employed in gathering and disposing of them; so that the seasons of ploughing, sowing, gathering the grapes, treading the wine-press, etc., shall press on the heels of each other; so vast will be the abundance, and so long the time necessary to gather and cure the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Behold the days are coming - The Day of the Lord is ever coming on: every act, good or bad, is drawing it on: everything which fills up the measure of iniquity or which “hastens the accomplishment of the number of the elect;” all time hastens it by. “The plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed.” The image is taken from God‘s promise in the law; “Your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 Christ died to gather together the children of God that were scattered abroad, here said to be those who were called by his name. The Lord saith this, who doeth this, who can do it, who has determined to do it, the power of whose grace is engaged for doing it. Verses #(13-15) may refer to the early times of Christianity, but will receive a more glorious fulfilment in the events which all the prophets more or less foretold, and may be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The mountains will drip with sweet wine: Amos poetically describes a future when people live in harmony with God's creation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the days come--at the future restoration of the Jews to their own land. ploughman shall overtake ... reaper ... treader of grapes him that soweth--fulfilling Le 26:5. Such shall be the abundance that the harvest and vintage can hardly be gathered before the time for preparing for the next crop shall come. Instead of the greater part of the year being spent in war, the whole shall be spent in sowing and reaping the fruits of earth. Compare Is 65:21-23…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 9:13

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Raise
• Wine
• Amos (1)
• Drop, Dropping
• Ezekiel
• Joel (2)
• Plow
• Wine; Wine Press
• Sower, Sowing
• Vine

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