Amos 9:14

“And I will turn back the captivity of my people Israel, and they will build the desolate cities and live in them; and they will plant vineyards and drink their wine; and they will make gardens and eat their fruit.”

Amos 9:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 9:14, word by word

And I will turn backשַׁבְתִּיshavti

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “shavti” appears
the captivityשְׁבוּתshevut

captivity, fortunes

Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.

Where else “shevut” appears
of my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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and they will buildבָנוּvanu

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “vanu” appears
the desolateנְשַׁמּוֹתneshamot

be desolate

To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and live in themיָשָׁבוּyashavu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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and they will plantנָטְעוּnatu

plant

Plant; set firmly.

Where else “natu” appears
vineyardsכְרָמִיםcheramim

vineyard

Vineyard.

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and drinkשָׁתוּshatu

drink

Drink.

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their wineיֵינָyena

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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and they will makeעָשׂוּasu

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asu” appears
gardensגַנּוֹתganot

garden

Garden.

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and eatאָכְלוּachlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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their fruitפְּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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The context

13Look, days are coming, declares YHWH, when the plowman will overtake the reaper, and the one who treads grapes the one who scatters the seed; and the mountains will drip sweet wine, and all the hills will melt.

14 · This verse (above)

15And I will plant them on their ground, and they will no longer be uprooted from their ground that I have given them, says YHWH your Elohim.

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