Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold and brings the fortified city to ruin. New Living Translation With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong, crushing all their defenses. English Standard Version who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress. Berean Standard Bible He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold. King James Bible That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. New King James Version He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress. New American Standard Bible It is He who makes destruction flash upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress. NASB 1995 It is He who flashes forth with destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress. NASB 1977 It is He who flashes forth with destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress. Legacy Standard Bible It is He who flashes forth with devastation upon the strong So that devastation comes upon the fortification. Amplified Bible It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong So that destruction comes on the fortress. Christian Standard Bible He brings destruction on the strong, and it falls on the fortress. Holman Christian Standard Bible He brings destruction on the strong, and it falls on the stronghold. American Standard Version that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. Contemporary English Version God destroys mighty soldiers and strong fortresses. English Revised Version that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. GOD'S WORD® Translation He destroys strongholds and ruins fortresses. Good News Translation He brings destruction on the mighty and their strongholds. International Standard Version It is he who is raining sudden destruction upon the strong like lightning, so that ruin comes upon the fortress. Majority Standard Bible He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, "" And the spoiled comes against a fortress. Young's Literal Translation Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh. Smith's Literal Translation Causing desolation to shine forth upon the strong one and desolation shall come against the fortress. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty. Catholic Public Domain Version It is he who smiles destruction on the healthy, and who brings pillaging upon the powerful. New American Bible Woe to those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground, New Revised Standard Version who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho makes the weak to rule over the mighty, and exalts the meek over the proud. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Who authorizes the feeble over the strong and he lifts the meek over the high OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, So that destruction cometh upon the fortress. Brenton Septuagint Translation who dispenses ruin to strength, and brings distress upon the fortress. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Repentance…8He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name— 9He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold. 10There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.… Cross References Isaiah 5:25 Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. Job 9:5-6 He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger. / He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble. Isaiah 13:13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger. Psalm 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. Nahum 1:5 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. Isaiah 24:19-20 The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again. Psalm 46:6 Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice. Isaiah 2:19 Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. Jeremiah 4:24 I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Revelation 6:12-14 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Hebrews 12:26 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” Luke 21:25-26 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Mark 13:25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Treasury of Scripture That strengthens the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. strengtheneth. 2 Kings 13:17,25 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them… Jeremiah 37:10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. spoiled. Jump to Previous Break Causeth City Destruction Flash Flashes Forth Fortified Fortress Makes Ruin Sends Spoiled Strengtheneth Strong Stronghold Sudden Suddenly WalledJump to Next Break Causeth City Destruction Flash Flashes Forth Fortified Fortress Makes Ruin Sends Spoiled Strengtheneth Strong Stronghold Sudden Suddenly WalledAmos 5 1. A lamentation for Israel.4. An exhortation to repentance. 21. God rejects their hypocritical service. He flashes destruction The Hebrew word for "flashes" is "בָּרָק" (barak), which conveys a sudden, intense burst of energy, akin to lightning. This imagery suggests the swiftness and inevitability of God's judgment. In the context of Amos, a prophet who spoke against the social injustices and idolatry of Israel, this phrase underscores the divine power and authority that can dismantle human strength in an instant. Historically, the Israelites would have understood this as a reminder of God's control over nature and nations, echoing the plagues of Egypt and other Old Testament instances where God intervened decisively. on the strong so that fury comes upon the fortress Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He flashesהַמַּבְלִ֥יג (ham·maḇ·lîḡ) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1082: To break off, loose, desist, invade destruction שֹׁ֖ד (šōḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the strong, עָ֑ז (‘āz) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5794: Strong, vehement, harsh so that fury וְשֹׁ֖ד (wə·šōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin comes יָבֽוֹא׃ (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the stronghold— מִבְצָ֥ר (miḇ·ṣār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender Links Amos 5:9 NIVAmos 5:9 NLT Amos 5:9 ESV Amos 5:9 NASB Amos 5:9 KJV Amos 5:9 BibleApps.com Amos 5:9 Biblia Paralela Amos 5:9 Chinese Bible Amos 5:9 French Bible Amos 5:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 5:9 Who brings sudden destruction on the strong (Amo. 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