Amos 9:11
9 “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
10 All the sinners among My people will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”
“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old,
- ASV
- 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 its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old;
- DARBY
- In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
- BLB
- “On that day I will raise up the tent of David that has fallen, and I will wall up its breaches, and its ruins I will raise up, and I will rebuild it as in the days of old,
- ÅB
- På den dag vil jeg reise opp igjen Davids falne hytte, og jeg vil mure igjen dens revner og reise opp det som er nedbrutt av den, og jeg vil bygge den opp igjen som i fordums dager,
- OTB
- På den dagen vil jeg gjenreise Davids falne hytte,
Og reparere dens brudd;
Jeg vil også gjenreise dens ruiner
Og bygge den opp som i gamle dager; - B1930
- På den dag vil jeg reise op igjen Davids falne hytte, og jeg vil mure igjen dens revner og reise op det som er nedbrutt av den, og jeg vil bygge den op igjen som i fordums dager,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 15:15–17
The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
Read in contextJeremiah 33:14–16
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Read in contextIsaiah 16:5
in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
Read in contextJeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Read in contextPsalms 80:12
Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
Read in contextIsaiah 63:11
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
Read in contextEzekiel 17:24
Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
Read in contextJeremiah 46:26
I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.
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