Text -- Amos 9:14-15 (NET)

9:14 I will bring back my people, Israel; they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble and settle down. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce; they will grow orchards and eat the fruit they produce. 9:15 I will plant them on their land and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Amo 9:14

¹ tn This line can also be translated “I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel” and is a common idiom (e.g., Deut 30:3; Jer 30:3; Hos 6:11; Zeph 3:20). This rendering is followed by several modern English versions (e.g., NEB, NRSV, NJPS).

² tn Or “the ruined [or “desolate”] cities.”

³ tn Or “and live [in them].”

⁴ tn Heb “drink their wine.”

⁵ tn Or “gardens.”

⁶ tn Heb “eat their fruit.”

NET Notes: Amo 9:15

¹ tn Heb “their.” The pronoun was replaced by the English definite article in the translation for stylistic reasons.