Amos 9:14

New life and rebirth Israel and the nations

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.

I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

¹⁵ I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.

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.

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BSB: I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
KJV: 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.
WEB: I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit.
ASV: And I will bring back the captivity of my people 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.
DARBY: And I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; and they shall make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
BLB: And I will turn back the captivity of My people Israel, and they will rebuild the cities [that] are desolate and will dwell [in them], and they will plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they will make gardens and eat of their fruit.

ÅB: Og jeg vil gjøre ende på mitt folk Israels fangenskap, og de skal bygge opp igjen de ødelagte byer og bo der og plante vingårder og drikke deres vin og dyrke opp haver og spise deres frukt.
OTB: Jeg vil også bringe tilbake mitt folk Israels formue,
Og de skal bygge de ødelagte byene og bo i dem;
De skal også plante vingårder og drikke deres vin,
Og lage hager og spise deres frukt.
B1930: Og jeg vil gjøre ende på mitt folk Israels fangenskap, og de skal bygge op igjen de ødelagte byer og bo der og plante vingårder og drikke deres vin og dyrke op haver og ete deres frukt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 61:4
They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
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Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
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Jeremiah 30:18
This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
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Ezekiel 28:26
And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
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Jeremiah 31:28
Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
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Isaiah 65:21
They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
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Psalms 53:6
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
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Ezekiel 37:25–28
They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
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