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Amos 9:15

Amos 9:15
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I will plant them upon their land,.... The land of Israel, as trees are planted; and they shall take root and flourish, and abound with all good things, temporal and spiritual:

and they shall no…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And I will plant them upon their own land - The promises and threatenings of God are, to individuals, conditional upon their continuing to be of that character, to which God annexes those promises or…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I will plant them upon their land - They shall receive a permanent establishment there.

And they shall no more be pulled up - Most certainly this prophecy has never yet been fulfilled. They were…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Amos 9:11-15

To him to whom all the prophets bear witness this prophet, here in the close, bears his testimony, and speaks of that day, those days that shall come, in which God will do great things for his church,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Israel will moreover remain permanently settled in its own land.

And I will plant them … and they shall no more be pulled up, &c. Cf. Jer 24:6 ("I will plant them and not pull them up"); Jer 42:10.…