Amos 9:12 (ASV)

Passage

that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.

Nearby Context

Amos 9:10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.

Amos 9:11 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 its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old;

Amos 9:12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.

Amos 9:13 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, 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.

Amos 9:14 And I will bring back the captivity of my people 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "possess", "remnant", "edom", "nations", "name", "saith", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "possess", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "In that day will I raise up..." into verse 13's "Behold the days come saith Jehovah that...", so "called" and "possess" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "possess" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.