Amos 9:15 (DRB)

Passage

And I will plant them upon their own land: and I will no more pluck them out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

Nearby Context

Amos 9:13 Behold the days come, saith the Lord, when the ploughman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed: and the mountains shall drop sweetness, and every hill shall be tilled.

Amos 9:14 And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel: and they shall build the abandoned cities, and inhabit them: and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of them: and shall make gardens, and eat the fruits of them.

Amos 9:15 And I will plant them upon their own land: and I will no more pluck them out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "plant", "upon", "land", "pluck", "given", "saith", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "plant" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I will bring back the captivity...", giving immediate footing for "plant" and "upon". In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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