“For behold, I am commanding,
And I will (A)shake the house of Israel among all nations
As grain is shaken in a sieve,
But not a pebble will fall to the ground.
10 All the (B)sinners of My people will die by the sword,
Those who say, ‘(C)The catastrophe will not overtake or confront us.’

The Restoration of Israel

11 “On that day I will (D)raise up the fallen [a](E)shelter of David,
And wall up its (F)gaps;
I will also raise up its ruins
And rebuild it as in the (G)days of old;

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:11 Heb sukkah; i.e., hut or dwelling

“For I will give the command,
    and I will shake the people of Israel
    among all the nations
as grain(A) is shaken in a sieve,(B)
    and not a pebble will reach the ground.(C)
10 All the sinners among my people
    will die by the sword,(D)
all those who say,
    ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’(E)

Israel’s Restoration

11 “In that day

“I will restore David’s(F) fallen shelter(G)
    I will repair its broken walls
    and restore its ruins(H)
    and will rebuild it as it used to be,(I)

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