Context 9Yet 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. 10It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, 11Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets 12But you made the Nazirites drink wine, 13Behold, I am weighted down beneath you 14Flight will perish from the swift, 15He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground, 16Even the bravest among the warriors will flee naked in that day, declares the LORD. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionYet 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. Douay-Rheims Bible Yet I cast out the Amorrhite before their face: whose height was like the height of cedars, and who was strong as an oak: and I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots beneath. Darby Bible Translation But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose hight was like the hight of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. World English Bible Yet I destroyed 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. Young's Literal Translation And I -- I have destroyed the Amorite from before them, Whose height is as the height of cedars, And strong he is as the oaks, And I destroy his fruit from above, And his roots from beneath. Library Ripe for Gathering'Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit. 2. And He said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon My people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. 3. And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence. 4. Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Third Circuit of Galilee. The Twelve Instructed and Sent Forth. The Kingdom of God Conceived as the Inheritance of the Poor. To his Praise! The Tests of Love to God Links Amos 2:9 NIV • Amos 2:9 NLT • Amos 2:9 ESV • Amos 2:9 NASB • Amos 2:9 KJV • Amos 2:9 Bible Apps • Amos 2:9 Parallel • Bible Hub |