Amos 9

God’s Judgment Unavoidable

1I sawH7200 the LordH136 standingH5324 besideH5921 the 1altarH4196, and He saidH559, “StrikeH5221 the pillarH3730 capitalsH3730 so that the 2thresholdsH5592 will shakeH7493, And 3breakH1214 them on the headsH7218 of them allH3605! Then I will 4putH2026 toH2026 deathH2026 the restH319 of them with the swordH2719; They will 5not have a fugitiveH5127 who will fleeH5127, NorH3808 a survivorH6412 who will escapeH4422.2ThoughH518 they digH2864 into 6SheolH7585, From thereH8033 My handH3027 will takeH3947 them; And thoughH518 they 7ascendH5927 to heavenH8064, From thereH8033 I will bringH3381 them downH3381.3And thoughH518 they hideH2244 on the summitH7218 of CarmelH3760, I will 8trackH2664 them downH2664 and takeH3947 them from thereH8033; And thoughH518 they 9hideH5641 themselves from My sightH5869 on the bottomH7172 of the seaH3220, I will commandH6680 the 10serpentH5175 from thereH8033, and it will biteH5391 them.4And thoughH518 they goH1980 into 11captivityH7628 beforeH6440 their enemiesH340, From thereH8033 I will commandH6680 the swordH2719 and it will killH2026 them, And I will 12setH7760 My eyesH5869 againstH5921 them for harmH7463 and not for goodH2899.”

5The LordH136 13GodH3068 of armiesH6635, The One who 14touchesH5060 the landH776 so that it quakesH4127, And 15allH3605 those who liveH3427 in it mournH56, And allH3605 of it risesH5927 upH5927 like the NileH2975 And subsidesH8257 like the NileH2975 of EgyptH4714;6The One who buildsH1129 His 16upperH5944 chambersH5944 in the heavensH8064 And has foundedH3245 His vaultedH92 domeH92 overH5921 the earthH776, He who 17callsH7121 for the watersH4325 of the seaH3220 And 18poursH8210 them outH8210 on the faceH6440 of the earthH776, 19The LordH3068 is His nameH8034.

7“Are you not as the sonsH1121 of 20EthiopiaH3569 to Me, You sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “Have I not broughtH5927 upH5927 IsraelH3478 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, And the 21PhilistinesH6430 from CaphtorH3731 and the 22ArameansH758 from 23KirH7024?8BeholdH2009, the 24eyesH5869 of the LordH136 GodH3068 are on the sinfulH2400 kingdomH4467, And I will 25eliminateH8045 it from the faceH6440 of the earthH127; NeverthelessH657H3588, I will 26not totallyH8045 eliminateH8045 the houseH1004 of JacobH3290,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.9“For beholdH2009, I am commandingH6680, And I will 27shakeH5128 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 among allH3605 nationsH1471 As grain is shakenH5128 in a sieveH3531, But not a pebbleH6872 will fallH5307 to the groundH776.10AllH3605 the 28sinnersH2400 of My peopleH5971 will dieH4191 by the swordH2719, Those who sayH559, ‘29The catastropheH7463 will not overtakeH5066 or confrontH6923 us.’

The Restoration of Israel

11“On that dayH3117 I will 30raiseH6965 upH6965 the fallenH5307 3132shelterH5521 of DavidH1732, And wallH1443 upH1443 its 33gapsH6556; I will also raiseH6965 upH6965 its ruinsH2034 And rebuildH1129 it as in the 34daysH3117 of oldH5769;1235SoH4616 thatH4616 they may 36possessH3423 the remnantH7611 of 37EdomH112 And allH3605 the 38nationsH1471 whoH834 are 39calledH7121 by My nameH8034,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068 who doesH6213 thisH2088.

13“BeholdH2009, daysH3117 are comingH935,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “When the 40plowmanH2790 will overtakeH5066 the reaperH7114, And the one who treadsH1869 grapesH6025 will overtake him who sowsH4900 the seedH2233; When the 41mountainsH2022 will dripH5197 grapeH6071 juiceH6071, And allH3605 the hillsH1389 will comeH4127 apartH4127.14I will also 42restoreH7725 the fortunesH7622 of My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, And they will 43rebuildH1129 the desolatedH8074 citiesH5892 and liveH3427 in them; They will also 44plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 and drinkH8354 their wineH3196, And makeH6213 gardensH1593 and eatH398 their fruitH6529.15I will also plantH5193 them on their landH127, And 45they will not be uprootedH5428 againH5750 from their landH127 WhichH834 I have givenH5414 them,” SaysH559 the LordH3068 your GodH430.