Amos 9:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Amos 9:15 Mean?
The book ends with a promise of permanence: "I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them." The earlier uprooting of exile gives way to a planting that will never be reversed. What God establishes here is meant to endure; the people are settled in security at last, rooted by the hand that gives the land.
The closing words seal it with covenant tenderness: "saith the LORD thy God." Through all the judgment, He remains "thy God," and they remain His. The book that began with roaring and warning ends with planting and peace. The final note is not destruction but faithfulness -- the assurance that God's last purpose for His people is to gather, to restore, and to keep them forever. Mercy, not wrath, has the last word.
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What does Amos 9:15 mean?
God will plant His people in their land, never to be uprooted again.