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,
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The time will come,” says the Lord, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel will drip with sweet wine!

Context of Amos 9:13

11"In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old, 12that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name," declares the Lord who does this. "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. 14I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit. 15I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted out of the land that I have given them," says the Lord your God.

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 shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely.
• Ezekiel 36:35And they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.'
• Hosea 2:21"And in that day I will answer, declares the Lord, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth,
• John 4:35Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.
• Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
• Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the Lord, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
• Joel 3:18"And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streambeds of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim.
• Amos 9:5The Lord God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt;
• Judges 5:5The mountains quaked before the Lord, even Sinai before the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the 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