Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
New American Standard Bible
So that
King James Version
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Holman Bible
and it falls on the stronghold.
International Standard Version
It is he who is raining sudden destruction upon the strong like lightning, so that ruin comes upon the fortress.
A Conservative Version
who brings sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
American Standard Version
that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
Amplified
It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong
So that destruction comes on the fortress.
Bible in Basic English
Who sends sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the walled town.
Darby Translation
He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
Julia Smith Translation
Causing desolation to shine forth upon the strong one and desolation shall come against the fortress.
King James 2000
That strengthens the plundered against the strong, so that the plundered shall come against the fortress.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The one who makes destruction flash upon [the] fierce, {so that} destruction comes upon [the] fortification.
Modern King James verseion
who causes destruction to flash out against the strong, and destruction comes against the fortress.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He raiseth destruction upon the mighty people, and bringeth down the stronghold.
NET Bible
He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.)
New Heart English Bible
who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
The Emphasized Bible
Him who flasheth force on the strong, - and, force, on the fortress, alighteth!
Webster
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
World English Bible
who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
Interlinear
Shod
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Lament And Call To Repentance
8 The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day as night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah is His name; 9 Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh. 10 They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.
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Names
Cross References
2 Kings 13:17
and saith, 'Open the window eastward;' and he openeth, and Elisha saith, 'Shoot,' and he shooteth; and he saith, 'An arrow of salvation to Jehovah, and an arrow of salvation against Aram, and thou hast smitten Aram, in Aphek, till consuming.'
2 Kings 13:25
and Jehoash son of Jehoahaz turneth and taketh the cities out of the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael that he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father in war; three times hath Joash smitten him, and he bringeth back the cities of Israel.
Jeremiah 37:10
for though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with you, and there were left of them wounded men -- each in his tent -- they rise, and have burnt this city with fire.'
Micah 5:11
And I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,
Hebrews 11:34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.