Amos 3:15 (GNV)

Passage

And I wil smite the winter house with the sommer house, and the houses of yuorie shall perish, and the great houses shalbe consumed, sayth the Lord.

Nearby Context

Amos 3:13 Heare, and testifie in the house of Iaakob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes.

Amos 3:14 Surely in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel vpon him, I wil also visite the altars of Beth-el, and the hornes of the altar shall be broken off, and fall to the ground.

Amos 3:15 And I wil smite the winter house with the sommer house, and the houses of yuorie shall perish, and the great houses shalbe consumed, sayth the Lord.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "Surely in the day that I shall...", giving immediate footing for "smite" 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 "smite" and "winter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.