Amos 9 is the ninth (and the last) chapter of the Book of Amos in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] In the Hebrew Bible it is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Amos; in particular, the seventh, eighth, and ninth chapters contain visions and their explanations.[5]
Amos 9 | |
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Obadiah → | |
Book | Book of Amos |
Category | Nevi'im |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 30 |
The original text was written in Hebrew. This chapter is divided into 15 verses. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).[6][a]
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including 4Q82 (4QXIIg; 25 BCE) with extant verses 1, 5–6, 14–15;[8][9][10] and Wadi Murabba'at (MurXII; 75–100 CE) with extant verses 1–15.[9]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[11][b]
Commentator Jennifer Dimes notes a similarity between Amos 9:13-15, Hosea 14:4-8 and Joel 3:18 (Joel 4:18 in Hebrew chapter numbering): in each case there are promises of restoration held out at the end of the words of each prophet.[13]
This verse is quoted in the New Testament by James, brother of Jesus (Acts 15:16, 27) (mostly from the Greek translation) to confirm that the Church of God is open to all people, Jews or Gentiles.[16]