Amos 9:15I will plant them on their land, and they will no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them," says Yahweh your God.
The setting
Tekoa, Israel, ~760 BC. Amos concludes his prophecy with God's unbreakable promise, using agricultural language his farming audience would understand...
The emotion here: tender relief after delivering difficult messages
The original word
nātash (נָתַשׁ) — to tear up by the roots, completely uproot and destroy
Why it matters
This promise was fulfilled when Jews returned under Ezra and Nehemiah, and again in 1948 with modern Israel
Read with care
What most readers miss in Amos 9:15
The word 'plucked up' is the same word used for weeds — God is saying His people will never be treated as weeds again
Common misconceptionMany assume this is only about physical land, but it's God's promise that what He establishes in our lives has permanent security.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Amos 9:15
Bible Genome reading
Amos 9:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Amos 9:15 comes from the book of Amos, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include permanence, security, divine faithfulness. Notable phrases: no more be plucked up; Yahweh your God. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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