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I will plant them on their land, and they will no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them,” says Yahweh your God.
Amos 9:15 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
  • BSB I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.
  • NKJV I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them,” Says the Lord your God.
  • NASB “I will also plant them on their land, And they will not be uprooted again from their land Which I have given them,” Says the Lord your God.
  • NLT I will firmly plant them there in their own land. They will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 7

  • Jer 24:6For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land. I will build them, and not pull them down. I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
  • Ezek 37:25They shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
  • Isa 60:21Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
  • Ezek 34:28They shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the animals of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and no one shall make them afraid.
  • Joel 3:20But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
  • Jer 32:41Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
  • Mic 4:4But they will sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and no one will make them afraid: For the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Amos videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on AmosMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

Amid judgment on injustice, Amos promises the raising up of David's fallen tent — read by James in Acts 15 as the ingathering of the nations into the kingdom of the risen Christ.

How Amos 9:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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