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


In Context

6 Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire against the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El.

7 Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

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.

11 Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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