And I will turn backוְשַׁבְתִּיthe captivityשְׁבוּתof my peopleעַמִּיIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand they will buildוּבָנוּthe desolateנְשַׁמּוֹתcitiesעָרִיםand live in them;וְיָשָׁבוּand they will plantוְנָטְעוּvineyardsכְרָמִיםand drinkוְשָׁתוּtheir wine;יֵינָםand they will makeוְעָשׂוּgardensגַנּוֹתand eatוְאָכְלוּtheir fruit.פְּרִיהֶם
Amos 9:14
Study it in the app“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.”
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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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- 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.
Where else “neshamot” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- and live in themיָשָׁבוּyashavu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashavu” appears- and they will plantנָטְעוּnatu
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “natu” appears- vineyardsכְרָמִיםcheramim
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “cheramim” appears- and drinkשָׁתוּshatu
drink
Drink.
Where else “shatu” appears- their wineיֵינָyena
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yena” appears- and they will makeעָשׂוּasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appears- gardensגַנּוֹתganot
garden
Garden.
Where else “ganot” appears- and eatאָכְלוּachlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appears- their fruitפְּרִיperi
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “peri” appears
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.