New American Standard Bible 1995
Amos 2:9
9“Yet it was I who destroyed the 1Amorite before them, 2Though his 3height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his 4fruit above and his root below.
Amos 2:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
- New International Version (NIV)“Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, though they were tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars and who was as strong as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Whose height was like the height of the cedars, And he was as strong as the oaks; Yet I destroyed his fruit above And his roots beneath.
Context of Amos 2:9
7These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless Also turn aside the way of the humble; And a man and his father resort to the same girl In order to profane My holy name. 8On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height was like the height of cedars And he was strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below. 10It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. 11Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.
Read all of Amos 2Amos 2:9 word by word
וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י הִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּי אֶת־הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּגֹ֤בַהּ אֲרָזִים֙ גָּבְה֔וֹ וְחָסֹ֥ן ה֖וּא כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד פִּרְיוֹ֙ מִמַּ֔עַל וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו מִתָּֽחַת׃Read the interlinear
- Yet it was I who destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
- Amoriteאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- beforeמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- heightגֹּ֫בַהּgôbahh · heightH1363
- of cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
- strongחָסֹןchâsôn · strongH2634
- as the oaksאַלּוֹן'allôn · oakH437
- fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
- aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- and his rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
- belowתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
Cross-references for Amos 2:9
- Genesis 15:16Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.”
- Exodus 3:8So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
- Exodus 34:11“Be sure to observe what I am commanding you this day: behold, I am going to drive out the Amorite before you, and the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite.
- Numbers 21:24Then Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon was Jazer.
- Deuteronomy 2:24‘Arise, set out, and pass through the valley of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and contend with him in battle.
- Joshua 3:10Joshua said, “By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will assuredly dispossess from before you the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
- Joshua 24:8Then I brought you into the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan, and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land when I destroyed them before you.
- Judges 11:21The Lord, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them; so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
- Nehemiah 9:22You also gave them kingdoms and peoples, And allotted them to them as a boundary. They took possession of the land of Sihon the king of Heshbon And the land of Og the king of Bashan.
- Psalms 135:10He smote many nations And slew mighty kings,
- Psalms 136:17To Him who smote great kings, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
- Numbers 13:28Nevertheless, the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there.
- Deuteronomy 1:28Where can we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, “The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large and fortified to heaven. And besides, we saw the sons of the Anakim there.”’
- Deuteronomy 2:10(The Emim lived there formerly, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.
- Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bedstead was an iron bedstead; it is in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits and its width four cubits by ordinary cubit.)
- Deuteronomy 9:1“Hear, O Israel! You are crossing over the Jordan today to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, great cities fortified to heaven,
Commentaries on Amos 2:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Yet destroyed I the Amorite - Here follow general heads of God's mercies to them, and the great things he had done for them. Bringing them out of Egypt. Miraculously sustaining them in the wilderness forty years. Driving out the Canaanites before them, and giving them possession of the promised land. Raising up prophets among them to declare the Divine will. 5. And forming the holy institution of the Nazarites among them, to show the spiritual nature of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 We need often to be reminded of the mercies we have received; which add much to the evil of the sins we have committed. They had helps for their souls, which taught them how to make good use of their earthly enjoyments, and were therefore more valuable. Faithful ministers are great blessings to any people; but it is God that raises them up to be so. Sinners' own consciences will witness that he has not been wanting to them in the means of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The term Amorites generally refers to the people living in Canaan (see Genesis 15:16; Judges 6:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Yet--My former benefits to you heighten your ingratitude. the Amorite--the most powerful of all the Canaanite nations, and therefore put for them all (Ge 15:16; 48:22; De 1:20; Jos 7:7). height ... like ... cedars--(Nu 13:32, 33). destroyed his fruit ... above ... roots ... beneath--that is, destroyed him utterly (Job 18:16; Eze 17:9; Mal 4:1).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Amos 2:9 Num 21:23-25; Josh 10:12 ↩
- 2. Amos 2:9 Lit Whose height ↩
- 3. Amos 2:9 Num 13:32 ↩
- 4. Amos 2:9 Ezek 17:9; Mal 4:1 ↩
Commentaries on Amos 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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