The Meaning of Amos 9:15 Explained

Amos 9:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: And I have planted them on their own ground, And they are not plucked up any more from off their own ground, That I have given to them, said Jehovah thy God!

Darby: And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith Jehovah thy God.

ASV: And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith Jehovah thy God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Amos 9:15 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Furthermore the Israelites would put roots down in the Promised Land and never have to leave it again (cf. Genesis 13:14-15; Genesis 17:7-8; Deuteronomy 30:1-5; 2 Samuel 7:10; Jeremiah 30:10-11; Ezekiel 37:25; Joel 3:17-21; Micah 4:4-7; Zechariah 14:11). They would not fear exile ( Amos 4:2-3; Amos 5:5; Amos 5:27; Amos 6:7; Amos 7:11; Amos 7:17; Amos 9:4) but would be secure from every foe (cf. Leviticus 26:7-8; Deuteronomy 28:7; Deuteronomy 28:10). Yahweh, Israel"s true God, promised this.
"The pivot on which all this turns is CHRIST. As we have seen, He is brought before us in Amos:-(1) As Israel"s Shepherd, rescuing a remnant from the lion"s mouth [1]. (2) As Israel"s Intercessor, beseeching God for them that at all events some might "arise" (or "stand," R.V) [2]. (3) As the One for whom Israel will mourn, and to whom their hearts will turn [3]. (4) As the true David, who will bring in the state of blessing and peace which God has from the beginning purposed for His people [1]." [5]
The end of the Exile saw only a dim foreview of the blessings Amos announced here. Blessings in the church age do not compare either. Amillennialists see the fulfillment in the Israelites" return from exile, in the church age in a spiritual sense (i.e, abundant spiritual blessings), or in heaven. [6] Fulfillment has yet to come when God restores the tent of David in Jesus Christ"s millennial reign.
"Amos" single prophecy of future blessing ( Amos 9:11-15) details (1) the restoration of the Davidic dynasty ( Amos 9:11); (2) the conversion of the nations ( Amos 9:12); (3) the fruitfulness of the land ( Amos 9:13); (4) Israel"s return from captivity ( Amos 9:14); (5) the rebuilding of the waste cities ( Amos 9:14); and (6) Israel"s permanent settlement in the holy land ( Amos 9:15)." [7]
"God"s promises for the future are anchor points to keep us stable, and to give us hope in times of personal distress and difficulty. The more we understand what God has promised for the future, the more we can endure our problems today." [8]

Context Summary

Amos 9:1-15 - The Day Of Restoration
The guilty will certainly be punished. If they enter the sacred place of worship, even that will not shelter them, Amos 9:1. Flight and concealment will be in vain. Let them climb ever so high, or burrow ever so deep; let them scale the loftiest hills, or dive into the deepest seas-the consequences of their sins will overtake them, Amos 9:2-3. How can sinners hope to escape from Him whose chambers are built in the heavens and whose voice governs the tides, Amos 9:6? The great desolations of the past prove the exactness and severity of His judgments, Amos 9:7-8. How remarkably Amos 9:9 has been fulfilled? Notwithstanding their scatterings, the Hebrew people have been preserved as a race.
The final paragraph, Amos 9:11-15, is very reassuring. It is a burst of noble anticipation, quoted by the Apostle James, Acts 15:14-17. The promises made to Abraham and David are yet to be fulfilled. The derision of their foes, of whom Edom was the ringleader, will be silenced. Through the parted curtain, we descry the golden age of the future. There is a divine plan working to its conclusion, and Israel shall yet come again to the land given to their fathers [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 9

1  The certainty of the desolation
11  The restoring of the tabernacle of David

What do the individual words in Amos 9:15 mean?

And I will plant them in their land and no shall they be pulled up longer from the land that I have given them says Yahweh your God
וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים עַל־ אַדְמָתָ֑ם וְלֹ֨א יִנָּתְשׁ֜וּ ע֗וֹד מֵעַ֤ל אַדְמָתָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַ֣תִּי לָהֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים  And  I  will  plant  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine plural
Root: נָטַע  
Sense: to plant, fasten, fix, establish.
אַדְמָתָ֑ם  their  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.
וְלֹ֨א  and  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִנָּתְשׁ֜וּ  shall  they  be  pulled  up 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָתַשׁ  
Sense: to pull up, expel, root out, pluck up.
ע֗וֹד  longer 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
אַדְמָתָם֙  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
נָתַ֣תִּי  I  have  given 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אָמַ֖ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).