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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:15

And I will plant them upon their land ,.... The land of Israel, as trees are planted; and they shall take root and flourish, and abound with all good things, temporal and spiritual: and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God ; by which it appears that this is a prophecy of things yet to come; since the Jews, upon their return to their own land after the Babylonish captivity, were pulled up again, and rooted out of it by the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:7

Children of the Ethiopians - Or Cushites. Cush was the son of Ham, Genesis 10:6 ; and his descendants inhabited a part of Arabia Petraea and Arabia Felix. All this stock was universally despised. See Bochart. The Philistines from Caphtor - The island of Crete, the people of which were the Cherethim. See, 1 Samuel 30:14 ; Ezekiel 25:16 ; Zephaniah 2:5 . The Syrians from Kir? - Perhaps a city of the Medes, Isaiah 22:6 . Aram, from whom Syria had its name, was the son of Shem,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:8

The eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom - The kingdom of Israel, peculiarly sinful; and therefore to be signally destroyed by the Assyrians. I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob - The race shall not become extinct: I will reserve them as monuments of my justice, and finally of my mercy. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:9

I will sift the house of Israel among all nations - I will disperse them over the face of the earth; and yet I will so order it that the good shall not be lost; for though they shall be mixed among distant nations, yet there shall be a general restoration of them to their own land. The least grain - צרור tseror , little stone, pebble, or gravel. Not one of them, howsoever little or contemptible, when the time comes, shall be left behind. All shall be collected in Christ, and brought... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:10

All the sinners of my people - Those who are the boldest and most incredulous; especially they who despise my warnings, and say the evil day shall not overtake nor prevent us; they shall die by the sword. It is no evidence of a man's safety that he is presumptuously fearless. There is a blessing to him who trembles at God's word. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:11

Will I raise up the tabernacle of David - It is well known that the kingdom of Israel, the most profane and idolatrous, fell first, and that the kingdom of Judah continued long after, and enjoyed considerable prosperity under Hezekiah and Josiah. The remnant of the Israelites that were left by the Assyrians became united to the kingdom of Judah; and of the others, many afterwards joined them: but this comparatively short prosperity and respite, previously to the Babylonish captivity, could... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:12

That they may possess the remnant of Edom - Bp. Newcome translates this clause as follows: "That the residue of men may seek Jehovah, and all the heathen who are called by my name." Here, instead of אדום Edom , he reads אדם Adam , men or mankind, which is the reading of the Arabic, and some MSS. of the Syriac, and of Acts 15:17 . The Pachomian MS. of the Septuagint adds here, ὁπως εκζητησωσι με , that they may seek me. And the Arabic has the Lord; and in stead of יירשו ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:13

The ploughman shall overtake the reaper - All the seasons shall succeed in due and natural order: but the crops shall be so copious in the fields and in the vineyards, that a long time shall be employed in gathering and disposing of them; so that the seasons of ploughing, sowing, gathering the grapes, treading the wine-press, etc., shall press on the heels of each other; so vast will be the abundance, and so long the time necessary to gather and cure the grain and fruits. We are informed by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:14

They shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine - When threatened with great evils, Amos 5:11 , it is said, "They shall plant pleasant vineyards but shall not drink the wine of them." Previously to their restoration, they shall labor for others; after their restoration, they shall labor for themselves. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:15

I will plant them upon their land - They shall receive a permanent establishment there. And they shall no more be pulled up - Most certainly this prophecy has never yet been fulfilled. They were pulled out by the Assyrian captivity, and by that of Babylon. Many were planted in again, and again pulled out by the Roman conquest and captivity, and were never since planted in, but are now scattered among all the nations of the earth. I conclude, as the word of God cannot fail, and this has... read more

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