10 (A)The [a]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (B)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(C)Until Shiloh comes;
(D)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship

10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(A)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[a]
until he to whom it belongs[b] shall come(B)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
  2. Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

Israel Will Be Restored

11 “On(A) that day I will raise up
The [a]tabernacle of David, which has fallen down,
And [b]repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:11 Lit. booth; a figure of a deposed dynasty
  2. Amos 9:11 Lit. wall up its breaches

Israel’s Restoration

11 “In that day

“I will restore David’s(A) fallen shelter(B)
    I will repair its broken walls
    and restore its ruins(C)
    and will rebuild it as it used to be,(D)

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12 (A)That they may possess the remnant of (B)Edom,[a]
And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,”
Says the Lord who does this thing.

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  1. Amos 9:12 LXX mankind

12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom(A)
    and all the nations that bear my name,[a](B)
declares the Lord, who will do these things.(C)

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  1. Amos 9:12 Hebrew; Septuagint so that the remnant of people / and all the nations that bear my name may seek me