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Amos 5:8–9

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8*The Lord made the stars,

the Pleiades and Orion.

He turns darkness into daylight,

and day into night.

He calls for the waters of the sea

and pours them out on the earth.

His name is the Lord.

9He brings destruction on the mighty and their strongholds.

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Cross references

  1. *5.8: Job 9:9; 38:31

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He who made the Pleiades and Orion,

and turns deep darkness into the morning

and darkens the day into night,

who calls for the waters of the sea

and pours them out on the surface of the earth,

the Lord is his name;

who makes destruction flash forth against the strong,

so that destruction comes upon the fortress.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He who made the Pleiades and Orion,

who turns midnight into dawn

and darkens day into night,

who calls for the waters of the sea

and pours them out over the face of the land—

the Lord is his name.

With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold

and brings the fortified city to ruin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion,

who turns darkness into dawn

and darkens day into night,

who summons the water of the sea

and pours it out over the surface of the earth—

the Lord is his name.

He brings destruction on the strong,

and it falls on the fortress.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is the Lord who created the stars,

the Pleiades and Orion.

He turns darkness into morning

and day into night.

He draws up water from the oceans

and pours it down as rain on the land.

The Lord is his name!

With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong,

crushing all their defenses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day into night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name! The one who makes destruction flash upon the fierce, so that destruction comes upon the fortification.

KJV 1900King James Version

Seek him that maketh the seven stars 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:

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong,

So that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.