Amos 9:11 (LSB)

Passage

“In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David And wall up its breaches; I will also raise up its ruins And rebuild it as in the ancient days,

Nearby Context

Amos 9:9 “For behold, I am commanding, And I will shake the house of Israel among all nations As grain is shaken in a sieve, But not a kernel will fall to the ground.

Amos 9:10 All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, Those who say, ‘The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’

Amos 9:11 “In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David And wall up its breaches; I will also raise up its ruins And rebuild it as in the ancient days,

Amos 9:12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom And all the nations who are called by My name,” Declares Yahweh who does this.

Amos 9:13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “When the plowman will overtake the reaper And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will melt.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "raise", "fallen", "booth", "david", "wall", "breaches", and "ruins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "raise" and "fallen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "All the sinners of My people will..." into verse 12's "That they may possess the remnant of...", so "raise" and "fallen" 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 "raise" and "fallen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.