Amos 3:15 (DRB)

Passage

And I will strike the winter house with the summer house: and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall be destroyed, saith the Lord.

Nearby Context

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

Amos 3:14 That in the day when I shall begin to visit the transgressions of Israel, I will visit upon him, and upon the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altars shall be cut off, and shall fall to the ground.

Amos 3:15 And I will strike the winter house with the summer house: and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall be destroyed, saith the Lord.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "That in the day when I shall...", giving immediate footing for "strike" and "winter". In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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