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Amos 5:9 KJV
Amos · chapter 5 · verse 9
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.Amos 5:9 · King James Version
Amos 5:9 in context
7Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
8Seek 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:
9That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11Forasmuch 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthenethbâlagto break off or looseH1082 →
- spoiledshôdviolence, ravageH7701 →
- strongʻazstrong, vehement, harshH5794 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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This is a message from God to the house of Israel, in which, I. They are told of their faults, that they might see what occasion there was for them to repent and reform, and that, when they were called to return, they might not need to ask, Wherein shall we return? 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-15