Amos 9:7-12

The LORD says, “Israel, you are no different to me than the people of Cush. I brought Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Crete, and the Arameans from Kir. I, the Lord GOD, am watching the sinful kingdom Israel. I will destroy it from off the earth, but I will not completely destroy Jacob’s descendants,” says the LORD. “I am giving the command to scatter the nation of Israel among all nations. It will be like someone shaking grain through a strainer, but not even a tiny stone falls through. All the sinners among my people will die by the sword— those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’ “The kingdom of David is like a fallen tent, but in that day I will set it up again and mend its broken places. I will rebuild its ruins as it was before. Then Israel will take over what is left of Edom and the other nations that belong to me,” says the LORD, who will make it happen.