Discovery BoxAmos 3:6 
Context3:6 If an alarm sounds 1 in a city, do people not fear? 2
If disaster overtakes a 3 city, is the Lord not responsible? 4
Amos 9:12
Context9:12 As a result they 5 will conquer those left in Edom 6
and all the nations subject to my rule.” 7
The Lord, who is about to do this, is speaking!
1 tn Heb “If the ram’s horn is blown.”
2 tn Or “tremble” (NASB, NIV, NCV); or “shake.”
3 tn Heb “is in”; NIV, NCV, NLT “comes to.”
4 tn Heb “has the
5 sn They probably refers to the Israelites or to the Davidic rulers of the future.
6 tn Heb “take possession of the remnant of Edom”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “possess the remnant of Edom.”
7 tn Heb “nations over whom my name is proclaimed.” The Hebrew idiom indicates ownership, sometimes as a result of conquest. See 2 Sam 12:28.
sn This verse envisions a new era of Israelite rule, perhaps patterned after David’s imperialistic successes (see 2 Sam 8-10). At the same time, however, the verse does not specify how this rule is to be accomplished. Note that the book ends with a description of peace and abundance, and its final reference to God (v. 15) does not include the epithet “the Lord who commands armies,” which has militaristic overtones. This is quite a different scene than what the book began with: nations at war and standing under the judgment of God.
