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Amos 5:9

God's power and sovereignty

7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars 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: The LORD is his name:

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

10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

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BSB
He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.
KJV
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
WEB
who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
ASV
that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
DARBY
He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
BLB
the One flashing destruction upon the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
ÅB
Han som lar ødeleggelse lyne fram mot den sterke og fører ødeleggelse over den faste borg!
OTB
Han bringer plutselig ødeleggelse over festningen,
og ruin kommer over den befestede byen.
B1930
Han som lar ødeleggelse lyne frem mot den sterke og fører ødeleggelse over den faste borg!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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 should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

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  • 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, The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

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  • Micah 5:11

    And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

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  • 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 beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

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  • Hebrews 11:34

    Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

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