Amos 5:9
“That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong: so that the spoiled shall come against the fortresse.”
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Amos 5:9 Context
7Ye who turne iudgment to wormwood, and leaue off righteousnesse in the earth: 8Seeke him that maketh the seuen starres and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day darke with night: that calleth for the waters of the Sea, and powreth them out vpon the face of the earth: the Lord is his Name. 9That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong: so that the spoiled shall come against the fortresse. 10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate: and they abhorre him that speaketh vprightly. 11Forasmuch therfore as your treading is vpon the poore, and ye take from him burdens of wheate, ye haue built houses of hewen stone, but ye shall not dwell in them: yee haue planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drinke wine of them.
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Other Translations for Amos 5:9
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
- King James Version
It is He who flashes forth {with} destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Who sends sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the walled town.
- Basic English Bible
He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
- Darby Bible
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
- Webster's Bible
who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
- World English Bible
Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
- Youngs Literal Bible
That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Amos 5:9
5:9 The strong - The mighty, victorious and insolent. Shall come - Shall rally and form a siege against their besiegers.