Amos 2:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Yet it was I who destroyedהִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּי
(hish·mad·ti)
8045: to be exterminated or destroyeda prim. root
the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙
(ha·'e·mo·ri)
567: perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribefrom amar
before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
them, Though his heightכְּגֹ֤בַהּ
(ke·go·vah)
1363: heightfrom gabah
[was] like the heightגָּבְהֹ֔ו
(ga·ve·hov,)
1363: heightfrom gabah
of cedarsאֲרָזִים֙
(a·ra·zim)
730: a cedarfrom an unused word (729)
And he [was] strongוְחָסֹ֥ן
(ve·cha·son)
2634: strongfrom the same as chosen
as the oaks;כָּֽאַלֹּונִ֑ים
(ka·'al·lo·v·nim;)
437: an oakfrom the same as allah
I even destroyedוָאַשְׁמִ֤יד
(va·'ash·mid)
8045: to be exterminated or destroyeda prim. root
his fruitפִּרְיֹו֙
(pir·yov)
6529: fruitfrom parah
above 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
and his rootוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו
(ve·sha·ra·shav)
8328: a rootfrom an unused word
below. 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition


















KJV Lexicon
Yet destroyed
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
I the Amorite
'Emoriy  (em-o-ree')
thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes -- Amorite.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
them whose height
gobahh  (go'-bah)
elation, grandeur, arrogance -- excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.
was like the height
gobahh  (go'-bah)
elation, grandeur, arrogance -- excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.
of the cedars
'erez  (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
and he was strong
chacon  (khaw-sone')
powerful -- strong.
as the oaks
'allown  (al-lone')
oak.
yet I destroyed
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
his fruit
priy  (per-ee')
fruit -- bough, (first-) fruit(-ful), reward.
from above
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
and his roots
sheresh  (sheh'-resh)
a root -- bottom, deep, heel, root.
from beneath
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.

King James Bible
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet I destroyed the Amorite as Israel advanced; his height was like the cedars, and he was as sturdy as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.

International Standard Version
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites in front of them, though their height seemed like a cedar, though their strength seemed like an oak, but whose fruit I destroyed from above and the roots from beneath.

NET Bible
For Israel's sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I destroyed the Amorites in front of them, although the Amorites were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks. I destroyed their fruit above the ground and their roots below it.

King James 2000 Bible
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
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