Restoration: The Booth of David and Renewal of the Land
Amos 9:11-15
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Amo.9.11 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ביום: PREP
- ההוא: DEM,ms,sg
- אקים: VERB,qal,impf,1,c,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- סכת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
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- והרסתיו: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
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- כימי: NOUN,m,pl,cs+sim
- עולם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Acts 15:16-17 (quotation): James cites Amos 9:11–12 verbatim (LXX) at the Jerusalem council, using this promise of raising up 'the booth of David' as proof of Israel's restoration and inclusion of Gentiles.
- 2 Samuel 7:12-13 (allusion): God's covenant promise to David to raise up his offspring and establish his house provides the covenantal background for Amos' pledge to rebuild the fallen 'house/booth of David.'
- Jeremiah 33:17-18 (thematic): Jeremiah likewise promises that David will never lack a descendant to sit on the throne, linking the idea of an enduring/restored Davidic line to Amos' restoration language.
- Ezekiel 37:24-25 (thematic): Ezekiel prophesies a future united Israel under 'one shepherd, David,' and a restored dwelling for Israel—paralleling Amos' imagery of rebuilding and reestablishing David's house.
- Hosea 3:5 (thematic): Hosea speaks of a future return when 'they shall seek the Lord, and David their king,' echoing the eschatological expectation of a renewed Davidic rulership found in Amos 9:11.
Alternative generated candidates
- On that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David; I will repair its breaches, restore its ruins, and raise it up—I will rebuild it as in the days of old.
- On that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David and close its breaches; I will raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old.
Amo.9.12 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- למען: PREP
- יירשו: VERB,qal,impf,3,mp
- את: PRT,acc
- שארית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- אדום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
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- אשר: PRON,rel
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- עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
- נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- זאת: DEM,f,sg
Parallels
- Acts 15:16-17 (quotation): James explicitly cites Amos 9:11–12 (LXX) to argue that Gentiles' inclusion fulfills God's promise that the nations called by his name will inherit.
- Amos 9:11 (structural): Direct immediate context: v.11–12 form a unit promising restoration ('raise up the booth of David') and that the remnant of nations will inherit—v.12 continues v.11's theme.
- Isaiah 49:6 (thematic): God's mission to the nations: Israel (or the servant) is to be a light so that salvation reaches the Gentiles—parallels Amos' promise that nations called by God's name will inherit.
- Isaiah 56:6-7 (thematic): Foreigners who join themselves to the Lord are accepted and will worship in God's house, echoing the inclusion of non‑Israelite nations 'called by my name' in Amos.
Alternative generated candidates
- That they may inherit the remnant of Edom and all the nations on whom my name is called, declares the LORD who does this.
- That they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations upon whom my name has been called, declares the LORD, who does this.
Amo.9.13 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- הנה: PART
- ימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- באים: VERB,qal,part,3,m,pl
- נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ונגש: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- חורש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בקצר: PREP
- ודרך: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ענבים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- במשך: PREP
- הזרע: NOUN,m,sg,def
- והטיפו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- ההרים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- עסיס: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
- הגבעות: NOUN,f,pl,def
- תתמוגגנה: VERB,hitpael,impf,3,f,pl
Parallels
- Joel 3:18 (Heb. Joel 4:18) (verbal): Uses closely parallel language—'the mountains shall drop down new wine'—and the same eschatological image of hills and mountains yielding wine and abundance.
- Zechariah 8:12 (thematic): Promises seed prospering, the vine giving its fruit, and the ground yielding increase—an image of restored, fruitful agriculture comparable to Amos' harvest reversal.
- Joel 2:24 (verbal): Speaks of full threshing floors and vats overflowing with new wine and oil; like Amos, depicts divine restoration as agricultural plenty after judgment.
- Isaiah 65:21–22 (thematic): Portrays a future of settled prosperity—building houses, planting vineyards, enjoying their fruits—which parallels Amos' vision of abundant, secure harvests.
- Psalm 72:16 (thematic): Anticipates abundance on the mountains and continued blessing (grain and offspring), echoing the motif of overflowing fertility and divine blessing in Amos 9:13.
Alternative generated candidates
- Behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall run with it.
- Behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow.
Amo.9.14 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ושבתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- שבות: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
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- את: PRT,acc
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Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:4-5 (verbal): Explicit promise to rebuild and be rebuilt, plant vineyards and eat their fruit — language and sequence closely mirror Amos' restoration motif.
- Isaiah 65:21-22 (verbal): Speaks of building houses to inhabit and planting vineyards to eat their fruit; almost identical imagery of settled prosperity.
- Isaiah 61:4 (thematic): Promises to rebuild ancient ruins and restore cities — echoes Amos' theme of renewing ruined towns and restoring the people.
- Ezekiel 36:33-35 (thematic): God vows to make desolate cities inhabited and the land fruitful again; parallels Amos' depiction of habitation, planting, and agricultural renewal.
- Zechariah 8:12 (verbal): Predicts sowing, planting vineyards, and enjoying their fruit as part of a divinely granted restoration — similar agricultural imagery and promise of blessing.
Alternative generated candidates
- I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel; they shall rebuild ruined cities and live in them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine; they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.
- And I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel; they shall rebuild ruined cities and dwell in them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.
Amo.9.15 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ונטעתים: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
- על: PREP
- אדמתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss,3,m,pl
- ולא: CONJ
- ינתשו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- עוד: ADV
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- אשר: PRON,rel
- נתתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
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- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
Parallels
- Ezekiel 37:25 (verbal): Speaks of Israel dwelling in the land God gave to Jacob and living securely — closely parallels Amos’ language of planting and no longer being uprooted.
- Isaiah 27:6 (verbal): Uses agricultural imagery ('Jacob shall take root') like Amos’ 'I will plant them,' both portraying lasting restoration through planting/rooting.
- Deuteronomy 30:3-5 (thematic): Promises the LORD will bring back and gather Israel to their ancestral land — a foundational restoration theme echoed in Amos 9:15.
- Jeremiah 32:37-41 (thematic): God vows to gather the exiles, give them the land, and secure their dwelling — parallels Amos’ assurance they will no more be uprooted.
- Leviticus 26:42-45 (allusion): Covenantal promise that God will remember and not utterly cast off Israel; provides priestly/covenant background to prophetic restoration language like Amos 9:15.
Alternative generated candidates
- I will plant them on their land, and they shall no more be uprooted from the land that I have given them, says the LORD your God.
- And I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be plucked up from the land that I have given them, says the LORD your God.
On that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David; I will close its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old. So that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that are called by my name, declares the LORD who does this.
Behold, days are coming, declares the LORD: the plowman shall overtake the reaper, the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow.
I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel; they shall rebuild ruined cities and live in them, plant vineyards and drink their wine, make gardens and eat their fruit.
I will plant them on their land, and they shall no more be uprooted from the land I have given them, declares the LORD your God.