Amos 9:8-15
English Standard Version
8 Behold, (A)the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it from the surface of the ground,
(B)except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,”
declares the Lord.
9 “For behold, I will command,
(C)and shake the house of Israel among all the nations
as one shakes with a sieve,
but no pebble shall fall to the earth.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,
who say, (D)‘Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.’
The Restoration of Israel
11 “In that day (E)I will raise up
the booth of David that is fallen
and repair its breaches,
and raise up its ruins
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12 (F)that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and (G)all the nations who are called by my name,”[a]
declares the Lord who does this.
13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
(H)“when the plowman shall overtake the reaper
and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed;
(I)the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and all the hills shall flow with it.
14 (J)I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel,
and (K)they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;
(L)they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine,
and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 (M)I will plant them on their land,
(N)and they shall never again be uprooted
out of the land (O)that I have given them,”
says the Lord your God.
Notas al pie
- Amos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint (compare Acts 15:17) that the remnant of mankind and all the nations who are called by my name may seek the Lord
Amos 9:8-15
The Message
7-8 “Do you Israelites think you’re any better than the far-off Cushites?” God’s Decree.
“Am I not involved with all nations? Didn’t I bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, the Arameans from Qir? But you can be sure that I, God, the Master, have my eye on the Kingdom of Sin. I’m going to wipe it off the face of the earth. Still, I won’t totally destroy the family of Jacob.” God’s Decree.
9-10 “I’m still giving the orders around here. I’m throwing Israel into a sieve among all the nations and shaking them good, shaking out all the sin, all the sinners. No real grain will be lost, but all the sinners will be sifted out and thrown away, the people who say, ‘Nothing bad will ever happen in our lifetime. It won’t even come close.’
Blessings Like Wine Pouring off the Mountains
11-12 “But also on that Judgment Day I will restore David’s house that has fallen to pieces. I’ll repair the holes in the roof, replace the broken windows, fix it up like new. David’s people will be strong again and seize what’s left of enemy Edom, plus everyone else under my sovereign judgment.” God’s Decree. He will do this.
13-15 “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree.
“Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I’ll make everything right again for my people Israel:
“They’ll rebuild their ruined cities.
They’ll plant vineyards and drink good wine.
They’ll work their gardens and eat fresh vegetables.
And I’ll plant them, plant them on their own land.
They’ll never again be uprooted from the land I’ve given them.”
God, your God, says so.
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