Amos 9:8-9

the house of Jacob … the house of Israel i.e. (cf. Amos 5:1; Amos 5:4; Amos 5:6; Amos 6:14; Amos 7:10; Amos 7:16; also Amos 6:8; Amos 7:2; Amos 7:5; Amos 8:7) the northern kingdom, which alone from Amos 7:1 has been in the prophet's mind; at most, the expressions may be meant in a general sense, including (implicitly) Judah (Ewald, Keil; cf. Amos 6:1). The limitation (Grätz, Wellh.) to Judah alone is arbitrary, and unsupported by the context.