Amos 9
9
Israel Will Be Destroyed
1I saw the Lord standing next to the altar in the temple. He said to me,
“Strike the tops of the temple pillars.
Then the heavy stones at the base of the entrance will shake.
Bring everything down on the heads of everyone there.
I will kill with my swords
those who are left alive.
None of the Israelites will escape.
None will get away.
2They might dig down deep.
But my powerful hand will take them out of there.
They might climb up to the heavens.
But I will bring them down from there.
3They might hide on top of Mount Carmel.
But I will hunt them down
and grab them.
They might hide from me at the bottom of the ocean.
But even there I will command the serpent to bite them.
4Their enemies might take them away
as prisoners to another country.
But there I will command Israel’s enemies
to cut them down with swords.
I will keep my eye on Israel to harm them.
I will not help them.”
5The Lord rules over all.
The Lord touches the earth, and it melts.
Everyone who lives in it mourns.
The whole land rises like the Nile River.
Then it settles back down again
like that river in Egypt.
6The Lord builds his palace high in the heavens.
He lays its foundation on the earth.
He sends for the waters in the clouds.
Then he pours them out on the surface of the land.
His name is the Lord.
7“You Israelites are just like
the people of Cush to me,”
announces the Lord.
“I brought Israel up from Egypt.
I also brought the Philistines from Crete
and the Arameans from Kir.
8“I am the Lord and King.
My eyes are watching the sinful kingdom of Israel.
I will wipe it off the face of the earth.
But I will not totally destroy the people of Jacob,”
announces the Lord.
9“I will give an order.
I will shake the people of Israel
among all the nations.
They will be like grain that is shaken through a screen.
Not a pebble will fall to the ground.
10All the sinners among my people
will be killed by swords.
They say, ‘Nothing bad will ever happen to us.’
Israel Will Be Made Like New Again
11“The time will come when I will set up
David’s fallen shelter.
I will repair its broken walls.
I will rebuild what was destroyed.
I will make it what it used to be.
12Then my people will take control of those
who are left alive in Edom.
They will also possess all the nations
that belong to me,”
announces the Lord.
He will do all these things.
13“The days are coming,” announces the Lord.
“At that time those who plow the land
will catch up with those who harvest the crops.
Those who stomp on grapes
will catch up with those who plant the vines.
Fresh wine will drip from the mountains.
It will flow down from all the hills.
14I will bring my people Israel back home.
I will bless them with great success again.
They will rebuild the destroyed cities and live in them.
They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce.
They will make gardens and eat their fruit.
15I will plant Israel in their own land.
They will never again be removed
from the land I have given them,”
says the Lord your God.
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Amos 9
9
Fifth Vision: The Lord beside the Altar
1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar,#Am 3:14 and he said:
Strike the capitals of the pillars#Zph 2:14
so that the thresholds shake;
knock them down on the heads of all the people.
Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword.#Jos 5:13–15; Am 7:9,17
None of those who flee will get away;#Jr 11:11
none of the fugitives will escape.
2If they dig down to Sheol,#Ps 139:8
from there my hand will take them;
if they climb up to heaven,#Jr 51:53; Ob 4
from there I will bring them down.
3If they hide
on the top of Carmel,
from there I will track them down#Jb 34:22; Ps 139:9–10
and seize them;
if they conceal themselves
from my sight on the sea floor,#Jnh 2:2–6
from there I will command
the sea serpent to bite them.#Is 27:1
4And if they are driven
by their enemies into captivity,#Lv 26:33
from there I will command
the sword to kill them.#Jb 34:21–22; Ps 139:7–12; Jr 23:24
I will keep my eye on them
for harm and not for good.#Jr 21:10; 44:27
5The Lord, the God of Armies —
he touches the earth;#Ps 104:32; 144:5; Is 64:1
it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;
all of it rises like the Nile
and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.#Am 8:8
6He builds his upper chambers
in the heavens#Ps 104:3,13
and lays the foundation of his vault
on the earth.#Ps 102:25; Is 48:13; 51:13
He summons the water of the sea
and pours it out over the surface of the earth.#Ps 104:6
The Lord is his name.#Am 4:13; 5:8–9
Announcement of Judgment
7Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me?#2Ch 14:9,12; Is 20:4; 43:3
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,
the Philistines from Caphtor,#9:7 Probably Crete#Dt 2:23; Jr 47:4
and the Arameans from Kir?#2Kg 16:9; Is 22:6
8Look, the eyes of the Lord God
are on the sinful kingdom,#Am 9:4
and I will obliterate it
from the face of the earth.#Am 3:12
However, I will not totally destroy
the house of Jacob#Jr 5:10; 30:11; 31:35–36; Jl 2:32 —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
9for I am about to give the command,
and I will shake the house of Israel#Is 30:28; Lk 22:31
among all the nations,
as one shakes a sieve,
but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
10All the sinners among my people#Is 33:14; Zch 13:8
who say, “Disaster will never overtake#9:10 Or “You will not let disaster come near
or confront us,”#Jr 5:12; 23:17; Am 6:3
will die by the sword.
Announcement of Restoration
11In that day
I will restore the fallen shelter#Lv 23:42–43; 2Sm 11:11; 1Kg 20:12; Is 4:6 of David:#2Sm 7:11–16; Jr 23:5; Ezk 34:23–24; Zch 9:9–10; Lk 1:32; Rv 5:5
I will repair its gaps,
restore its ruins,#Is 44:26
and rebuild it as in the days of old,#Is 63:11; Jr 46:26
12so that they may possess
the remnant of Edom#Ezk 36:5; Ob 21
and all the nations
that bear my name#9:12 LXX reads so that the remnant of man and all the nations... may seek me; Ac 15:17#Is 43:6–7; Mal 1:11; Ac 15:15–18 —
this is the declaration of the Lord; he will do this.
13Look, the days are coming —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
when the plowman will overtake the reaper#Lv 26:5
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.#Jl 2:24; 3:18
14I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel.#9:14 Or restore my people Israel from captivity#Dt 30:3; Jr 31:23; 32:42–44
They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,#Jr 30:18; 33:10–11
plant vineyards and drink their wine,
make gardens and eat their produce.#Is 65:21; Jr 31:5
15I will plant them on their land,
and they will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them.#2Sm 7:10; Jr 24:6
The Lord your God has spoken.
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