Amos Chapter 5 verse 9 Holy Bible
that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
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Who sends sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the walled town.
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He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
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That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
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Who brings sudden destruction on the strong, So that destruction comes on the fortress.
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Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - That strengtheneth, etc. Translate, That causeth destruction to flash forth upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. The idea is that God, as with a lightning flash, smites the strongest man, and no fortress is a refuge from him. Septuagint, Ὁ διαιρῶν συντριμμὸν ἐπὶ ἰσχύν, "Who divideth destruction unto strength." The Vulgate, taking the Hebrew verb balag in the sense of lighting up the countenance, renders, Qui subridet vastitatem super robustum, which means that the Lord smiles while he brings desolation on the mighty - a figurative expression denoting his anger at man's pride, and the ease with which he punishes. We may add that Rosenmuller agrees with the Authorized Version in the first clause: "Who strengtheneth the weak against the strong, and giveth the plunderers power over the fortresses of the strong."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) That strengthened.--The rendering should be who causeth desolation to gleam upon the strong (who were priding themselves on their immunity), so that desolation cometh on the stronghold.
