Amos 9

God’s Judgment Unavoidable

1I sawH7200 the LordH136 standingH5324 besideH5921 the 1altarH4196, and He saidH559, “SmiteH5221 the capitalsH3730 so that the 2thresholdsH5592 will shakeH7493, And 3breakH1214 them on the headsH7218 of them allH3605! Then I will 4slayH2026 the restH319 of them with the swordH2719; They will 5not have a fugitiveH5127 who will fleeH5127, Or a refugeeH6412 who will escapeH4422.2ThoughH518 they digH2864 into 6SheolH7585, From thereH8033 will My handH3027 takeH3947 them; And thoughH518 they 7ascendH5927 to heavenH8064, From thereH8033 will I bringH3381 them downH3381.3ThoughH518 they hideH2244 on the summitH7218 of CarmelH3760, I will 8searchH2664 them out and takeH3947 them from thereH8033; And thoughH518 they 9concealH5641 themselves from My sightH5869 on the floorH7172 of the seaH3220, From thereH8033 I will commandH6680 the 10serpentH5175 and it will biteH5391 them.4And thoughH518 they goH1980 into 11captivityH7628 beforeH6440 their enemiesH340, From thereH8033 I will commandH6680 the swordH2719 that it slayH2026 them, And I will 12setH7760 My eyesH5869 againstH5921 them for evilH7463 and not for goodH2899.”

5The LordH136 13GodH3068 of hostsH6635, The One who 14touchesH5060 the landH776 so that it meltsH4127, And 15allH3605 those who dwellH3427 in it mournH56, And allH3605 of it risesH5927 up like the NileH2975 And subsidesH8257 like the NileH2975 of EgyptH4714;6The One who buildsH1129 His 1617upperH4609 chambersH4609 in the heavensH8064 And has foundedH3245 His vaultedH92 domeH92 overH5921 the earthH776, He who 18callsH7121 for the watersH4325 of the seaH3220 And 19poursH8210 them out on the faceH6440 of the earthH776, 20The LordH3068 is His nameH8034.

7“Are you not as the sonsH1121 of 21EthiopiaH3569 to Me, O sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “Have I not broughtH5927 up IsraelH3478 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, And the 22PhilistinesH6430 from CaphtorH3731 and the 23ArameansH758 from 24KirH7024?8BeholdH2009, the 25eyesH5869 of the LordH136 GodH3068 are on the sinfulH2400 kingdomH4467, And I will 26destroyH8045 it from the faceH6440 of the earthH127; NeverthelessH657H3588, I will 27not totallyH8045 destroyH8045 the houseH1004 of JacobH3290,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.9“For beholdH2009, I am commandingH6680, And I will 28shakeH5128 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 among allH3605 nationsH1471 As grain is shakenH5128 in a sieveH3531, But not a 29kernelH6872 will fallH5307 to the groundH776.10AllH3605 the 30sinnersH2400 of My peopleH5971 will dieH4191 by the swordH2719, Those who sayH559, ‘31The calamityH7463 will not overtakeH5066 or confrontH6923 us.’

The Restoration of Israel

11“In that dayH3117 I will 32raiseH6965 up the fallenH5307 3334boothH5521 of DavidH1732, And wallH1443 up its 35breachesH6556; I will also raiseH6965 up its ruinsH2034 And rebuildH1129 it as in the 36daysH3117 of oldH5769;1237That they may possessH3423 the remnantH7611 of 38EdomH112 And allH3605 the 39nationsH1471 whoH834 are 40calledH7121 by My nameH8034,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068 who doesH6213 thisH2088.

13“BeholdH2009, daysH3117 are comingH935,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “When the 41plowmanH2790 will overtakeH5066 the reaperH7114 And the treaderH1869 of grapesH6025 him who sowsH4900 seedH2233; When the 42mountainsH2022 will dripH5197 sweetH6071 43wineH6071 And allH3605 the hillsH1389 will be dissolvedH4127.14Also I will 44restoreH7725 the 45captivityH7622 of My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, And they will 46rebuildH1129 the ruinedH8074 citiesH5892 and liveH3427 in them; They will also 47plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 and drinkH8354 their wineH3196, And makeH6213 gardensH1593 and eatH398 their fruitH6529.15I will also plantH5193 them on their landH127, And 48they will not againH5750 be rootedH5428 out from their landH127 WhichH834 I have givenH5414 them,” SaysH559 the LordH3068 your GodH430.