Amos 9:8–15

⁸Look, the eyes of the Lord God

are on the sinful kingdom,^o

and I will obliterate it

from the face of the earth.^p

However, I will not totally destroy

the house of Jacob^q—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

⁹for I am about to give the command,

and I will shake the house of Israel^r

among all the nations,

as one shakes a sieve,

but not a pebble will fall to the ground.

¹⁰All the sinners among my people^s

who say, “Disaster will never overtake^B

or confront us,”^t

will die by the sword.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESTORATION

¹¹In that day

I will restore the fallen shelter^u of David:^v

I will repair its gaps,

restore its ruins,^w

and rebuild it as in the days of old,^x

¹²so that they may possess

the remnant of Edom^y

and all the nations

that bear my name—^z

this is the declaration of the Lord;

he will do this.

¹³Look, the days are coming—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

when the plowman will overtake the reaper^aa

and the one who treads grapes,

the sower of seed.

The mountains will drip with sweet wine,

and all the hills will flow with it.^ab

¹⁴I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel.^Aac

They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,^ad

plant vineyards and drink their wine,

make gardens and eat their produce.^ae

¹⁵I will plant them on their land,

and they will never again be uprooted

from the land I have given them.^af

The Lord your God has spoken.