Amos 9:8-15 ▼

8 Look! The eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth; but I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob,| declares the LORD.

9 |Look! I'm giving the order: I will sift the house of Israel throughout all the nations, as one sifts with a sieve, yet not a single kernel will reach the ground!

10 All sinners among my people will die by the sword, especially all who are saying, 'Disaster will not come upon or conquer us!'|

11 |At that time I will restore David's fallen tent, restoring its torn places. I will restore its ruins, rebuilding it as it was long ago,

12 so my people may inherit the remnant of Edom and all of the nations that bear my name,| declares the LORD who is bringing this about.

13 |Look! The days are coming,| declares the LORD, |when the one who sows will overtake the harvester and the treader of grapes will overtake the planter. Fresh wine will drip down from the mountains, cascading down from the hills.

14 I will surely restore my people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine from them. They will plant gardens and eat the fruit from them.

15 I will plant the people of Israel in their own land, never again to be torn out of their land that I gave them,| says the LORD your God. Coming Judgment against Edom