Amos 5:9
What does Amos 5:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Amos 5:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
KJV
King James Version · 1611That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Who sends sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the walled town.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
Context
v.8seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);
v.9This passage
v.10They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Micah 5:11
and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strongholds.
- Jeremiah 37:10
For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
- 2 Kings 13:25
And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
- Hebrews 11:34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.
- 2 Kings 13:17
And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
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