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Amos 5:9

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5:9He flashes26 destruction down upon the strong

so that destruction overwhelms27 the fortified places.)

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Footnotes

  1. 26 The precise meaning of the Hebrew verb בָּלַג (balag, translated here “flashes”) is uncertain.
  2. 27 Heb “comes upon.” Many prefer to repoint the verb as Hiphil and translate, “he brings destruction upon the fortified places.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

who makes destruction flash forth against the strong,

so that destruction comes upon the fortress.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold

and brings the fortified city to ruin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He brings destruction on the strong,

and it falls on the fortress.

NLTNew Living Translation

With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong,

crushing all their defenses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who makes destruction flash upon the fierce, so that destruction comes upon the fortification.

KJV 1900King James Version

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong,

So that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.