Amo 9 | ABEn | STEP | I saw the lord standing at the altar. And he said, Strike upon the atonement-seat! and [ 3 shall be shaken 1 the 2 gateways]. And cut unto the heads of all! and the ones remaining of them [ 2 by 3 the broadsword 1 I will kill]. In no way should one evade from them by fleeing, and in no way shall there be preserved one of them by rescuing.

Amos 9

CHAPTER 9 The Earth Shaken

1 I saw the lord standing at the altar. And he said, Strike upon the atonement-seat! and [³shall be shaken ¹the ²gateways]. And cut unto the heads of all! and the ones remaining of them [²by ³the broadsword ¹I will kill]. In no way should one evade from them by fleeing, and in no way shall there be preserved one of them by rescuing. 2 If they should be buried in Hades, from there my hand shall pull them up. And if they ascend into the heaven, from there I will lead them down. 3 If they hide in the top of Carmel, from there I will search out and take them. And if they descend from out of my eyes into the depths of the sea, there I will give charge to the dragon, and it will bite them. 4 And if they go into captivity in front of their enemies, there I will give charge to the broadsword, and it shall kill them. And I will firmly fix my eyes against them for bad, and not for good. 5 And the lord God almighty, is the one attaching the earth and shaking it. And [⁵shall mourn ¹all ²the ones ³dwelling ⁴it]. And it shall ascend as the river of Egypt. 6 The one building [²into ³the ⁴heaven ¹his ascent]. and the one [²his promise ³upon ⁴the ⁵earth ¹founding], the one calling on the water of the sea, and pouring it upon the face of the earth -- the lord is his name. 7 [²not ³as ⁴sons ⁵of Ethiopians ¹Are you] to me, O sons of Israel, says the lord? Did I not lead Israel from out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians from out of the pit? 8 Behold the eyes of the lord God are upon the kingdom of the sinners, and I will lift it from the face of the earth; only that not unto completion will I remove the house of Jacob, says the lord. 9 For behold, I give charge, and I shall winnow among all the nations the house of Israel, in which manner grain is winnowed by the winnowing shovel; and in no way shall there fall a broken piece upon the earth. 10 By broadsword [⁵shall come to an end ¹all ²the ³sinners ⁴of my people], the ones saying, In no way shall approach nor come upon us the evils.

The LORD Rebuilds

11 In that day I will raise up the tent of David, the one having fallen, and I will rebuild its fallen things. And the things having been razed of it, I will raise up, and I will rebuild it as the days of the eon; 12 so that [⁵should inquire ¹the ones ²remaining ³of the ⁴men], and all the nations, the ones of whom [²was called upon ¹my name] by them, says the lord, the one doing these things. 13 Behold, days come, says the lord, and [³shall overtake ¹the ²threshing] the gathering of crops; and [³shall grow dark ¹the ²grape] in the sowing; and [²shall trickle down ³the ⁴mountains ¹sweetness], and all the hills shall be planted together. 14 And I will return the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the cities having been obliterated, and shall inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and they shall drink their wine; and they shall make gardens, and shall eat their fruit. 15 And I will plant them upon their land. And in no way shall they be pulled out any longer from their land of which I gave to them, says the lord God.