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12 So that they possess the remnant of Edom, And all the nations on whom My name is called, An affirmation of Jehovah -- doer of this.

13 Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And come nigh hath the ploughman to the reaper, And the treader of grapes to the scatterer of seed, And the mountains have dropt juice, And all the hills do melt.

14 And I have turned back [to] the captivity of My people Israel, And they have built desolate cities, and inhabited, And have planted vineyards, and drunk their wine, And made gardens, and eaten their fruit.

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12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom(A)
    and all the nations that bear my name,[a](B)
declares the Lord, who will do these things.(C)

13 “The days are coming,”(D) declares the Lord,

“when the reaper(E) will be overtaken by the plowman(F)
    and the planter by the one treading(G) grapes.
New wine(H) will drip from the mountains
    and flow from all the hills,(I)
14     and I will bring(J) my people Israel back from exile.[b](K)

“They will rebuild the ruined cities(L) and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards(M) and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint so that the remnant of people / and all the nations that bear my name may seek me
  2. Amos 9:14 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel