Amos 9

Israel to Be Destroyed

1 I saw the LordLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. References Lord: Isaiah 6:1. Sacrifice: Amos 3:14. Parallel theme: Psalms 68:21, Habakkuk 3:13, John 1:18, Revelation 1:17

2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heavenHeaven: שָׁמַיִם (Shamayim). The Hebrew shamayim (שָׁמַיִם) means heaven or sky—God's dwelling place and the realm above earth. 'The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's' (Psalm 115:16), yet 'the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him' (1 Kings 8:27)., thence will I bring them down: Parallel theme: Jeremiah 51:53, Obadiah 1:4

3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: Parallel theme: Job 34:22, Isaiah 27:1, Jeremiah 16:16

4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. Word: Leviticus 26:33, Ezekiel 5:12. Evil: Jeremiah 21:10, 44:11. Parallel theme: Leviticus 17:10

5 And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. Resurrection: Amos 8:8. Parallel theme: Psalms 46:6, Isaiah 64:1, Revelation 20:11

6 It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. is his name. References Lord: Amos 4:13, 5:8, Jeremiah 5:22. Parallel theme: Genesis 2:1, Psalms 104:3, 104:13

7 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? References Lord: Amos 1:5, Jeremiah 47:4, Hosea 12:13. References Egypt: Amos 2:10. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 2:23, 2 Kings 16:9, Isaiah 22:6, Jeremiah 13:23 +3

8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdomKingdom: מַלְכוּת (Malkhut). The Hebrew malkhut (מַלְכוּת) denotes kingdom or royal rule—the realm and reign of a king. God's kingdom represents His sovereign rule over all creation., and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD. References Lord: Jeremiah 5:10, 30:11. Parallel theme: Amos 9:4, Jeremiah 44:27

9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 28:64, Luke 22:31

10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. Evil: Amos 6:3, Ecclesiastes 8:11, Malachi 3:15, 4:1. Sin: Isaiah 33:14. Word: Jeremiah 18:18. Parallel theme: Amos 6:1, Psalms 10:11, Isaiah 5:19, 56:12 +5

Israel's Restoration

11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: Temple: Isaiah 16:5. References David: Hosea 3:5. Parallel theme: Job 1:10, Psalms 80:12, Isaiah 5:5, 63:11, Jeremiah 46:26, Lamentations 5:21, Ezekiel 17:24, 36:11 +5

12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. that doeth this. References Lord: Jeremiah 14:9, Acts 15:17. Parallel theme: Isaiah 43:7, 65:1

13 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. References Lord: Amos 9:5, Judges 5:5, Psalms 97:5, Isaiah 55:13, Joel 3:18. Parallel theme: Leviticus 26:5, Ezekiel 36:35, Joel 3:20, John 4:35 +4

14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. References Israel: Psalms 53:6, Jeremiah 30:3. Parallel theme: Isaiah 61:4, 65:21, Jeremiah 30:18, 31:28, Ezekiel 28:26 +2

15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity.. References Lord: Micah 4:4. Parallel theme: Isaiah 60:21, Jeremiah 24:6, 32:41, Ezekiel 34:28, 37:25, Joel 3:20 +2