Amos 2:10
Context2:10 I brought you up from the land of Egypt;
I led you through the wilderness for forty years
so you could take the Amorites’ land as your own.
Amos 9:12
Context9:12 As a result they 1 will conquer those left in Edom 2
and all the nations subject to my rule.” 3
The Lord, who is about to do this, is speaking!


[9:12] 1 sn They probably refers to the Israelites or to the Davidic rulers of the future.
[9:12] 2 tn Heb “take possession of the remnant of Edom”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “possess the remnant of Edom.”
[9:12] 3 tn Heb “nations over whom my name is proclaimed.” The Hebrew idiom indicates ownership, sometimes as a result of conquest. See 2 Sam 12:28.