Amos 5:9
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He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty.

strengtheneth.

2 Kings 13:17,25 And said: Open the window to the east. And when he had opened it, Eliseus said: Shoot an arrow. And he shot. And Eliseus said: The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of the deliverance from Syria: and thou shalt strike the Syrians in Aphec, till thou consume them. . . .

Jeremiah 37:10 Now when the army of the Chaldeans was gone away from Jerusalem, because of Pharao's army,

Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered strength from weakness, became valiant in battle, put to flight the armies of foreigners.

spoiled.

Context
A Call to Repentance
8Seek him that maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and that turneth darkness into morning, and that changeth day into night: that calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name. 9He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty.10They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly.…
Cross References
Isaiah 29:5
And the multitude of them that fan thee, shall be like small dust: and as ashes passing away, the multitude of them that have prevailed against thee.

Amos 2:14
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.

Micah 5:11
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will take away thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots.

Lexicon
He flashes
הַמַּבְלִ֥יג (ham·maḇ·lîḡ)
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1082: To break off, loose, desist, invade

destruction
שֹׁ֖ד (šōḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the strong,
עָ֑ז (‘āz)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5794: Strong, vehement, harsh

so that fury
וְשֹׁ֖ד (wə·šōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin

comes
יָבֽוֹא׃ (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

upon
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the stronghold—
מִבְצָ֥ר (miḇ·ṣār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender


Additional Translations
He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.That strengthens the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

who dispenses ruin to strength, and brings distress upon the fortress.

He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.

that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.

Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
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