Amos 3:15 (WEB)

Passage

I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.

Nearby Context

Amos 3:13 “Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord Yahweh, the God of Armies.

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

Amos 3:15 I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "strike", "winter", "house", "summer", "houses", "ivory", and "perish". 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 "For in the day that I visit...", 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.