aCited Acts 15:16
cCited Acts 15:17, 18
Amos 9:11-15
The Restoration of Israel
11 “In that day aI will raise upthe booth of David that is fallen
and repair its breaches,
and raise up its ruins
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12 bthat they may possess the remnant of Edom
and call the nations who are called by my name,” ▼
▼Hebrew; Septuagint (compare Acts 15:17) that the remnant of mankind and all the nations who are called by my name may seek the Lord
declares the Lord who does this.
13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
e“when the plowman shall overtake the reaper
and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed;
fthe mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and all the hills shall flow with it.
14 gI will restore the fortunes of my people Israel,
and hthey shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;
ithey shall plant vineyards and drink their wine,
and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 jI will plant them on their land,
kand they shall never again be uprooted
out of the land lthat I have given them,”
says the Lord your God.
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Israel’s Joy and Restoration
14 mSing aloud, O daughter of Zion;shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
he has cleared away your enemies.
nThe King of Israel, othe Lord, is in your midst;
you shall never again fear evil.
16 pOn that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
qlet not your hands grow weak.
17 rThe Lord your God is in your midst,
sa mighty one who will save;
the will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
18I will gather those of you who mourn ufor the festival,
so that you will no longer suffer reproach. ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
19Behold, at that time wI will deal
with all your oppressors.
And xI will save the lame
and gather the outcast,
and I will change ytheir shame into zpraise
and renown in all the earth.
20 aaAt that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather you together;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
abwhen I restore your fortunes
before your eyes,” says the Lord.
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