Amos 9 · Verse 13

Amos 9:13

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
Amos 9:13, King James Version

Amos 9:13 in other translations

BSB“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.
WEB“Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the one treading grapes him who sows seed; and sweet wine will drip from the mountains, and flow from the hills.
ASVBehold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
YLTLo, days are coming--an affirmation of Jehovah, And come nigh hath the ploughman to the reaper, And the treader of grapes to the scatterer of seed, And the mountains have dropped juice, And all the hills do melt.
DARBYBehold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when the ploughman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop new wine, and all the hills shall melt.
BBESee, the days will come, says the Lord, when the ploughman will overtake him who is cutting the grain, and the crusher of the grapes him who is planting seed; and sweet wine will be dropping from the mountains, and the hills will be turned into streams of wine.
WebsterBehold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

What does Amos 9:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. the days come--at the future restoration of the Jews to their own land. ploughman shall overtake ... reaper ... treader of grapes him that soweth--fulfilling Le 26:5. Such shall be the abundance that the harvest and vintage can hardly be gathered before the time for preparing for the next crop shall come. Instead of the greater part of the year being spent in war, the whole shall be spent in sowing and reaping the fruits of earth. Compare Is 65:21-23, as to the same period. soweth seed--literally, "draweth it forth," namely, from the sack in order to sow it. mountains ... drop sweet wine--an appropriate image, as the vines in Palestine were trained on terraces at the sides of the hills.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The ploughman shall overtake the reaper - All the seasons shall succeed in due and natural order: but the crops shall be so copious in the fields and in the vineyards, that a long time shall be employed in gathering and disposing of them; so that the seasons of ploughing, sowing, gathering the grapes, treading the wine-press, etc., shall press on the heels of each other; so vast will be the abundance, and so long the time necessary to gather and cure the grain and fruits. We are informed by travelers in the Holy Land, Barbary, etc., that the vintage at Aleppo lasts from the fifteenth of September to the middle of November; and that the sowing season begins at the close of October, and lasts through all November. Here, then, the ploughman, sower, grape-gatherer, and operator at the wine-press, not only succeed each other, but have parts of these operations going on at the same time. But great fertility in the land, abundance in the crops, and regularity of the seasons, seem to be the things which the prophet especially predicts. These are all poetical and prophetical images, by which happy times are pointed out.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 9:11-15

Christ died to gather together the children of God that were scattered abroad, here said to be those who were called by his name. The Lord saith this, who doeth this, who can do it, who has determined to do it, the power of whose grace is engaged for doing it. Verses #(13-15) may refer to the early times of Christianity, but will receive a more glorious fulfilment in the events which all the prophets more or less…

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Amos 9:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
יָמִ֤יםya.MimdaysH3117
בָּאִים֙ba.'Im[are] comingH935
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְנִגַּ֤שׁve.ni.Gashand he will approachH5066
חוֹרֵשׁ֙cho.Resh[the] plowmanH2790
בַּקֹּצֵ֔רba.ko.Tzer<in> the reaperH7114
וְדֹרֵ֥ךְve.do.Rekhand [the] treader ofH1869
עֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimgrapesH6025
בְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְbe.mo.Shekh<in> [the] sower ofH4900
הַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'the seedH2233
וְהִטִּ֤יפוּve.hi.Ti.fuand they will dripH5197
הֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.Rimthe mountainsH2022
עָסִ֔יס'a.Sissweet wineH6071
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otthe hillsH1389
תִּתְמוֹגַֽגְנָה\׃tit.mo.Gag.nahthey will flow with [it]H4127

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Cross references for Amos 9:13

  • Joel 3:18

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

  • John 4:35

    Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

  • Leviticus 26:5

    And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

  • Isaiah 55:13

    Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  • Isaiah 35:1-2

    The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

  • Ezekiel 36:35

    And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.

  • Hosea 2:21-23

    And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

  • Joel 3:20

    But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

  • Judges 5:5

    The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.

  • Psalms 97:5

    The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

  • Amos 9:5

    And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
plowman.
Le 26:5; Eze 36:35; Ho 2:21-23; Joh 4:35
soweth. Heb. draweth forth. the mountains.
Isa 35:1,2; 55:13; Joe 3:18,20
sweet wine. or, new wine. the hills.
5; Jud 5:5; Ps 97:5

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Context

  • Amos 9:12

    That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this.

  • Amos 9:13

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

  • Amos 9:14

    And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

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Amos 9:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí vienen días, dice Jehová, en que el que ara alcanzará al segador, y el pisador de las uvas al que lleva la simiente; y los montes destilarán mosto, y todos los collados se derretirán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, les jours viennent, dit l’ Éternel, où celui qui laboure atteindra celui qui moissonne, et celui qui foule les raisins, celui qui répand la semence; et les montagnes ruisselleront de moût, et toutes les collines se fondront.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Siehe, Tage kommen, spricht Jehova, da der Pflüger an den Schnitter und der Traubentreter an den Säemann reichen wird; und die Berge werden träufeln von Most, und alle Hügel werden zerfließen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et comprehendet arator messorem, et calcator uvæ mittentem semen: et stillabunt montes dulcedinem, et omnes colli culti erunt.