6 He who builds His alayers in the sky,
And has founded His strata in the earth;
Who bcalls for the waters of the sea,
And pours them out on the face of the earth—
cThe Lord is His name.
And has founded His strata in the earth;
Who bcalls for the waters of the sea,
And pours them out on the face of the earth—
cThe Lord is His name.
7 “Are you not like the1 people of Ethiopia to Me,
O children of Israel?” says the Lord.
“Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt,
The aPhilistines from bCaphtor,
And the Syrians from cKir?
O children of Israel?” says the Lord.
“Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt,
The aPhilistines from bCaphtor,
And the Syrians from cKir?
8 “Behold, athe eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom,
And I bwill destroy it from the face of the earth;
Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord.
And I bwill destroy it from the face of the earth;
Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord.
9 “For surely I will command,
And will1 sift the house of Israel among all nations,
As grain is sifted in a sieve;
aYet not the smallest1 grain shall fall to the ground.
And will1 sift the house of Israel among all nations,
As grain is sifted in a sieve;
aYet not the smallest1 grain shall fall to the ground.
10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword,
aWho say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’
aWho say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’
Israel Will Be Restored
11 “Ona that day I will raise up
The1 tabernacle of David, which has fallen down,
And1 repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;
The1 tabernacle of David, which has fallen down,
And1 repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;
12 aThat they may possess the remnant of bEdom,
And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,”
Says the Lord who does this thing.
And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,”
Says the Lord who does this thing.
13 “Behold, athe days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When the plowman shall overtake the reaper,
And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;
bThe mountains shall drip with sweet wine,
And all the hills shall flow with it.
“When the plowman shall overtake the reaper,
And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;
bThe mountains shall drip with sweet wine,
And all the hills shall flow with it.
14 aI will bring back the captives of My people Israel;
bThey shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;
They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
bThey shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them;
They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
15 I will plant them in their land,
aAnd no longer shall they be pulled up
From the land I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.
aAnd no longer shall they be pulled up
From the land I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Amos 9:8.
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