Amos 9:9-11

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⁹I am giving the command
to scatter the people of Israel among all nations.
But it will be like someone sifting flour.
A person shakes flour through a sifter.^[a]
The good flour falls through, but the bad lumps are caught.

¹⁰“Sinners among my people say,
‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’
But all of them will be killed with swords.”

God Promises to Restore the Kingdom

¹¹“David’s tent^[b] has fallen,
but at that time I will set it up again.
I will fix its holes and repair its ruined parts.
I will set it up as it was before.

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Footnotes

Amos 9:9 sifter Something like a cup with a screen on its bottom. A sifter is used for removing large lumps from the good flour.
Amos 9:11 David’s tent This probably means the city of Jerusalem or the country of Judah.