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Amos 5:9
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KJ21
who strengtheneth the despoiled against the strong, so that the despoiled shall come against the fortress.
ASV
that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
AMP
It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong So that destruction comes on the fortress.
AMPC
Who causes sudden destruction to flash forth upon the strong so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
BRG
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
CSB
He brings destruction on the strong, and it falls on the fortress.
CSBA
He brings destruction on the strong,, and it falls on the fortress.
CEB
who causes destruction to flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
CJB
he flashes destruction on the strong, so that destruction overcomes the fortress.
CEV
God destroys mighty soldiers and strong fortresses.
DARBY
He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
DRA
He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty.
ERV
You should go to the Lord for help. He is the one who made the Pleiades and Orion. He changes darkness into the morning light. He changes the day into the dark night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is Yahweh! He keeps one strong city safe, and he lets another strong city be destroyed.” You change justice to poison. You throw away fairness like trash.
EASY
He quickly destroys strong people. He knocks down their strong buildings and their walls.
EHV
He causes destruction to flash against a stronghold, and destruction comes upon a fortress.
ESV
who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
ESVUK
who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
EXB
He ·destroys [brings ruin upon; flashes destruction on] the protected city; he ·ruins [destroys] the strong, walled city.
GNV
He strengtheneth the destroyer against the mighty, and the destroyer shall come against the fortress.
GW
He destroys strongholds and ruins fortresses.
GNT
He brings destruction on the mighty and their strongholds.
HCSB
He brings destruction on the strong, and it falls on the stronghold.
ICB
He destroys the protected city. And he ruins the strong, walled city.
ISV
It is he who is raining sudden destruction upon the strong like lightning, so that ruin comes upon the fortress.
JUB
that strengthens the spoiler against the strong, so that the spoiler shall come against the fortress.
KJV
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
AKJV
that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
LSB
It is He who flashes forth with devastation upon the strong So that devastation comes upon the fortification.
LEB
The one who makes destruction flash upon the fierce, so that destruction comes upon the fortification.
TLB
With blinding speed and violence he brings destruction on the strong, breaking all defenses.
MSG
Woe to you who turn justice to vinegar and stomp righteousness into the mud. Do you realize where you are? You’re in a cosmos star-flung with constellations by God, A world God wakes up each morning and puts to bed each night. God dips water from the ocean and gives the land a drink. God, God-revealed, does all this. And he can destroy it as easily as make it. He can turn this vast wonder into total waste.
MEV
the One who flashes destruction against the strong, so that destruction comes against the fortress.
NOG
He destroys strongholds and ruins fortresses.
NABRE
Who makes destruction fall suddenly upon the stronghold and brings ruin upon the fortress, the Lord is his name.
NASB
It is He who makes destruction flash upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.
NASB1995
It is He who flashes forth with destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.
NCB
who brings destruction on the strong and ruin upon the fortress: the Lord is his name.
NCV
He destroys the protected city; he ruins the strong, walled city.
NET
He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.
NIRV
With a flash of light he destroys places of safety. He tears down cities that have high walls around them.
NIV
With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold and brings the fortified city to ruin.
NIVUK
With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold and brings the fortified city to ruin.
NKJV
He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress.
NLV
He destroys the strong, so that the strong city is laid waste.
NLT
With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong, crushing all their defenses.
NRSVA
who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
NRSVACE
who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
NRSVCE
who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
NRSVUE
who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
OJB
Who causeth shod (destruction) to flash upon the strong, and shod upon the fortified city.
RGT
He strengthens the destroyer against the mighty. And the destroyer shall come against the fortress.
RSV
who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
RSVCE
who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
TLV
He flashes destruction on the mighty, so destruction will come against a fortress.
VOICE
Who destroys the mighty in a flash, and crashes against the fortress with the force of a tidal wave.
WEB
who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.
WYC
Which scorneth destroying on the strong, and bringeth robbing on the mighty. (Who bringeth destruction and destitution, to the strong and the mighty.)
YLT
Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
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