Amos
Amos 9:11–12
11“In that day I will restore
the fallen tent of David.
I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and all the nations that bear My name,”d
declares the LORD, who will do this.
Footnotes
- d 9:12 Hebrew; LXX that the remnant of men, and all the nations that bear My name, may earnestly seek Me; cited in Acts 15:16–18|ACT 15:16-18
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Amos 9:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In that | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I will restore | אָקִ֛ים | ’ā·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| the fallen | הַנֹּפֶ֑לֶת | han·nō·p̄e·leṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| tent | סֻכַּ֥ת | suk·kaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5521 thicket, booth |
| of David | דָּוִ֖יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| I will repair | וְגָדַרְתִּ֣י | wə·ḡā·ḏar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1443 wall up or off, build a wall |
| its gaps | פִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ן | pir·ṣê·hen | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H6556 bursting forth, breach |
| restore | אָקִ֔ים | ’ā·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| its ruins | וַהֲרִֽסֹתָיו֙ | wa·hă·ri·sō·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2034 ruin |
| and rebuild | וּבְנִיתִ֖יהָ | ū·ḇə·nî·ṯî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H1129 build |
| it as in the days | כִּימֵ֥י | kî·mê | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of old | עוֹלָֽם׃ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Amos 9:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that | לְמַ֨עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| they may possess | יִֽירְשׁ֜וּ | yî·rə·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the remnant | שְׁאֵרִ֤ית | šə·’ê·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| of Edom | אֱדוֹם֙ | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֔ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| bear | נִקְרָ֥א | niq·rā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| My name | שְׁמִ֖י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who will do | עֹ֥שֶׂה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | זֹּֽאת׃פ | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 9:11 Acts 15:15–17 · Jeremiah 33:14–16 · Isaiah 16:5 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Psalm 80:12 · Hosea 3:5 · Jeremiah 46:26 · Isaiah 63:11 · Ezekiel 17:24 · Luke 1:69–70 · Job 1:10 · Jeremiah 33:20–26
Amos 9:12 Isaiah 43:7 · Isaiah 65:1 · Acts 15:17 · Daniel 9:18–19 · Isaiah 63:19 · Jeremiah 14:9 · Numbers 24:17–18 · Isaiah 14:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.