9that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.


In Context

6 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour and there be none to quench it in Beth-el:

7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth;

8 seek 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; the LORD is his name;

9 that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

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

11 Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him 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 the wine thereof.

Amos 5:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:9he flashes destruction on the stronghold and brings the fortified city to ruin),

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:9He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:9that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9That strengthens the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.