Amos 3:15 (DBY)

Passage

And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Amos 3:13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,

Amos 3:14 that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

Amos 3:15 And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "smite", "winter-house", "summer-house", "houses", "ivory", "shall", and "perish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "smite" and "winter-house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "that in the day that I shall...", giving immediate footing for "smite" and "winter-house". In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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