I SAW the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
5 And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
6 It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
7 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord.
9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this.
13 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
15 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.

1I saw the Lord standing vpon the altar, and he said, Smite the lintell of the doore, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head all of them, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: hee that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not be deliuered.

2Though they digge into hell, thence shall mine hand take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.

3And though they hide themselues in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence, and though they be hid from my sight in the bottome of the Sea, thence will I commaund the serpent, and he shall bite them.

4And though they goe into captiuitie before their enemies, thence will I commaund the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes vpon them for euill, and not for good.

5And the Lord God of hostes is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwelleth therein shall mourne, and it shall rise vp wholly like a flood, and shall be drowned as by the flood of Egypt.

6It is he that buildeth his stories in the heauen, and hath founded his troupe in the earth, he that calleth for the waters of the Sea, and powreth them out vpon the face of the earth: the Lord is his name.

7Are yee not as children of the Ethiopians vnto me, O children of Israel, saith the Lord ? haue not I brought vp Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

8Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are vpon the sinfull kingdome, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; sauing that I will not vtterly destroy the house of Iacob, saith the Lord.

9For loe, I will commaund, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corne is sifted in a sieue, yet shall not the least graine fall vpon the earth.

10All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say: The euill shall not ouertake nor preuent vs.

11 In that day will I raise vp the tabernacle of Dauid, that is fallen, and close vp the breaches thereof, and I will raise vp his ruines, and I will build it as in the dayes of old;

12That they may possesse the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen; which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doth this.

13Behold, the daies come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall ouertake the reaper, & the treader of grapes him that soweth seede, and the mountaines shall drop sweete wine, and all the hils shall melt.

14And I will bring againe the captiuitie of my people of Israel: and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drinke the wine thereof: they shall also make gardens, and eate the fruite of them.

15And I will plant them vpon their land, and they shall no more be pulled vp out of their land, which I haue giuen them, saith the Lord thy God.

I == Ps 68:21 ; Amos 2:14 ; Hab 3:13

 

 

 

II == Job 20:6 ; Ps 139:8-14 ; Jer 51:53 ; Obak 1:4

 

 

 

 

 

IV == Lev 17:10 ; 26:33 ; Deut 28:65 ; Jer 44:11 ; Ezek 5:12

V == Amos 8:8 ; Mic 1:4

 

 

 

VI == Ps 104:3 , 13 ; Amos 4:13 ; 5:8

 

 

VII == Deut 2:23 ; Jer 47:4 ; Amos 1:5

 

 

VIII == Jer 30:11 ; 31:35-36 ; Amos 9:4 ; Obad 1:16-17

 

 

 

 

 

X == Amos 6:3

 

XI == Acts 15:16-17

 

 

XII == Num 24:18 ; Obad 1:19

XIII == Lev 26:5 ; Joel 3:18

 

 

 

XIV == Isa 61:4 ; 65:21 ; Jer 30:3 ; Ezek 36:33-36

 

 

 

XV == Isa 60:21 ; Jer 32:41 ; Ezek 34:28 ; Joel 3:20

 

 

 

 

1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the bases, so that the doorjambs totter till you break them off on the heads of them all! Those who are left I will slay with the sword; not one shall flee, no survivor shall escape.

2 Though they break through to the nether world, even from there my hand shall bring them out; Though they climb to the heavens, I will bring them down;

3 Though they hide on the summit of Carmel, there too I will hunt them out and take them away; Though they hide from my gaze in the bottom of the sea, I will command the serpent there to bite them;

4 Though they are led into captivity by their enemies, there will I command the sword to slay them. I will fix my gaze upon them for evil, and not for good,

5 I, the Lord GOD of hosts. I melt the earth with my touch, so that all who dwell on it mourn, While it all rises up like the Nile, and settles back like the river of Egypt;

6 I have built heaven, my upper chamber, and established my vault over the earth; I summon the waters of the sea and pour them upon the surface of the earth, I, the LORD by name.

7 Are you not like the Ethiopians to me, O men of Israel, says the LORD? Did I not bring the Israelites from the land of Egypt As I brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?

8 The eyes of the Lord GOD are on this sinful kingdom; I will destroy it from off the face of the earth. But I will not destroy the house of Jacob completely, says the LORD.

9 For see, I have given the command to sift the house of Israel among all the nations, As one sifts with a sieve, letting no pebble fall to the ground.

10 By the sword shall all sinners among my people die, those who say, "Evil will not reach or overtake us."

11 On that day I will raise up the fallen hut of David; I will wall up its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,

12 That they may conquer what is left of Edom and all the nations that shall bear my name, say I, the LORD, who will do this.

13 Yes, days are coming, says the LORD, When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the vintager, him who sows the seed; The juice of grapes shall drip down the mountains, and all the hills shall run with it.  

14 I will bring about the restoration of my people Israel; they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities, Plant vineyards and drink the wine, set out gardens and eat the fruits.

15 I will plant them upon their own ground; never again shall they be plucked From the land I have given them, say I, the LORD, your God.

V 1-8 NO ESCAPE FROM GOD'S PUNISHMENT: symbolized here by the destruction of a building, probably the schismatic temple at Bethel.

v 1. In vision Amos saw the pillars collapse, and those escaping would be killed.

v 2-4. No matter where anyone might flee, the Lord would find and destroy them.

V 3 SERPENT: sea monster of familiar legend, subdued by God at the time of creation and lurking still in the ocean depths; Psalm 89:9-10.

 

 

 

 

v 5,6. The Lord is sovereign over the entire universe so no wicked can escape HIS ASCENSION: That is, his high throne. HIS BUNDLE: That is, his church bound up together by the bands of one faith and communion.

 

 

V 7 THE ETHIOPIANS...THE PHILISTINES... THE ARAMENTS: by nature Israel is not different from any other nation. It was not because of any merit on Israel's part that God delivered them from Egypt. Caphtor: the island of Crete.v 7. Being God’s chosen would not save Israel or anyone else from punishment. AS THE CHILDREN OF THE ETHIOPIANS: That is as black as they, by your iniquities.

v 8-10. Though Israel was not excepted, v 8, 9 indicate God will preserve a remnant, but the unrepentant would be destroyed.

V 11-12 ST. JAMES INTERPRETS THIS PASSAGE IN A MESSIANIC SENSE IN ACTS 15:15-17 FALLEN HUT: the kingdom. The nations that shall bear my name: the Gentile peoples who shall be converted to the Lord, that is, conquered by him, and therefore shall bear his name. The split kingdom of David will be reunited as one nation and Messiah will reign in the Millennium. They will then be a blessing to all nations. Edom is typical of all the nations, and it appears a remnant will be saved out of Edom. Compare the opinions in Obadiah 18.

v 13. The restoration of productivity in the Kingdom Age will be so tremendous that words can scarcely describe it.
SHALL OVERTAKE: By this is meant the great abundance of spiritual blessings; which, as it were, by a constant succession, shall enrich the church of Christ.

v 14. At that time Israel will live in peace and abundance with no fear of war.

v 15. This is such a contrast to all the verses of condemnation earlier in the book. Israel will inhabit the land with never another fear of exile, because God says so