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Amos 5:9
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Amos 5:9 · Webster Bible
Amos 5:9 in other translations
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.
who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
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In context
6 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Beth-el.
7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness on the earth,
8 [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shades 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: JEHOVAH [is] his name:
9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate [from their right].
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