Verse 15
15. The enjoyment of these blessings will be forever.
I will plant them A picture of firm and permanent establishment.
Their land The promise given to Abraham (Genesis 12:7) is transferred to the remnant. Never again will they be disturbed in their possessions.
Thy God The pronoun is meant emphatically (see on Hosea 2:1; Hosea 2:23).
The nonfulfillment of the Messianic promises in Amos 9:11-15 (see pp. 209, 210) must be interpreted in the light of what is said at the close of the comments on Micah 4:5; Micah 5:15. On the authorship of Amos 9:8-15, see Introduction, p. 215ff.
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