Amos 9:8–15

⁸“I am the Lord and King.

My eyes are watching the sinful kingdom of Israel.

I will wipe it off the face of the earth.

But I will not totally destroy the people of Jacob,”

announces the Lord.

⁹“I will give an order.

I will shake the people of Israel

among all of the nations.

They will be like grain that is shaken through a screen.

Not a pebble will fall to the ground.

¹⁰All of the sinners among my people

will be killed with swords.

They say, ‘Nothing bad will ever happen to us.’

Israel Will Be Made Like New Again

¹¹“The time will come when I will rebuild

David’s fallen tent.

I will repair its broken places.

I will rebuild what was destroyed.

I will make it what it used to be.

¹²Then my people will take control of those

who are left alive in Edom.

They will also possess all of the nations

that belong to me,”

announces the Lord.

He will do all of those things.

¹³“A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.

“At that time those who plow the land

will catch up with those who harvest the crops.

Those who stomp on grapes

will catch up with those who plant the vines.

Fresh wine will drip from the mountains.

It will flow down from all of the hills.

¹⁴I will bring my people Israel back home.

I will bless them with great success again.

They will rebuild the destroyed cities and live in them.

They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce.

They will make gardens and eat their fruit.

¹⁵I will plant Israel in their own land.

They will never again be removed

from the land I have given them,”

says the Lord your God.