Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Amos 9:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
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Quick Meaning
This verse promises that in that day the LORD will raise David's fallen booth, close breaches, restore ruins, and rebuild as in ancient days.
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David
This verse is one part of that explanation in Amos 9:11-12. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Amos 9:11-12
Read Amos 9:11 with 9:11-12. This verse promises that in that day the LORD will raise David's fallen booth, close breaches, restore ruins, and rebuild as in ancient days. The complete unit establishes this movement: After judgment and preservation, the LORD promises to restore David's collapsed rule and relate the restored people to Edom and all name-called nations; the Hebrew, Greek, and Acts 15 forms require visible alternatives rather than a single flattened wording.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The first restoration unit moves from preserved Jacob to renewed Davidic order and an international horizon later cited in Acts 15. Within that movement, this verse promises that in that day the LORD will raise David's fallen booth, close breaches, restore ruins, and rebuild as in ancient days.
Follow the Context
- David's fallen booth is raised.
- Breaches and ruins are repaired and rebuilt as in ancient days.
- The Masoretic Hebrew speaks of possessing Edom's remnant and all name-called nations.
- The Greek form, cited in Acts 15, speaks of the remnant of humanity seeking the Lord with the called nations.
- The LORD declares that he performs this.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen”
In plain language: The promise repairs a collapsed Davidic booth or ruling house.
promises that in that day the LORD will raise David's fallen booth, close breaches, restore ruins, and rebuild as in ancient days. Restoration begins with divine repair of collapsed Davidic order after judgment.
Why it matters: The wording carries interpretive or ethical risk that requires the complete unit and stated limits.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
David's tabernacle does not mandate nonstop music, a church building model, ministry brand, modern regime, or date-setting scheme.
What Remains True
Restoration begins with divine repair of collapsed Davidic order after judgment.
How It Can Shape Life
- Pursue repair without turning the image into a branded worship method or political entitlement.
Teach It Back
Explain Amos 9:11's contribution to Amos 9:11-12: promises that in that day the LORD will raise David's fallen booth, close breaches, restore ruins, and rebuild as in ancient days. Include what the surrounding verses add, the stated uncertainty, and what this verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Amos 9:11-12 — David's Fallen Booth Raised for Edom and the Called NationsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
Dynastic, political, cultic, messianic, and compositional readings remain in discussion.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Amos 9:11-12, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Amos
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, clause relationships, wordplays, names, and the base text behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Amos.xml, 9:11-12
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Amos with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, textual, literary, historical, and uncertainty notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Amos PDF, printed pp. 1721-1722, translation and notes on 9:11-12
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