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Amos 2:9 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Amos 2:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 2 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.”
Amos 2:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 2:9
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks—The Hebrew ve-anokhi hishmadti et-ha-Emori (וְאָנֹכִי הִשְׁמַדְתִּי אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי, "Yet I destroyed the Amorite") emphasizes divine agency—I accomplished this, not Israel's military prowess. The comparison to cedars and oaks (both majestic, strong trees) describes the Amorites' intimidating physical stature and military might. Numbers 13:28-33 records the spies' terror at Canaanite giants. Yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath—va-ashmid piryo mima'al...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 2:9
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“His roots shall be dried up beneath”
“that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.,For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch., כִּי־הִנֵּה הַיּוֹם בָּא בֹּעֵר כַּתַּנּוּר וְהָיוּ כָל־זֵדִים וְכָל־עֹשֵׂה רִשְׁעָה קַשׁ וְלִהַט אֹתָם הַיּוֹם הַבָּא אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יַעֲזֹב לָהֶם שֹׁרֶשׁ וְעָנָף׃ ,For, behold, the day cometh, It burneth as a furnace; And all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; And the day that cometh shall set them ablaze, Saith the LORD of hosts, That it shall leave them neither root nor branch.,3:19 διότι ἰδοὺ ἡμέρα κυρίου ἔρχεται καιομένη ὡς κλίβανος καὶ φλέξει αὐτούς καὶ ἔσονται πάντες οἱ ἀλλογενεῖς καὶ πάντες οἱ ποιοῦντες ἄνομα καλάμη καὶ ἀνάψει αὐτοὺς ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ ἐρχομένη λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ καὶ οὐ μὴ ὑπολειφθῇ ἐξ αὐτῶν ῥίζα οὐδὲ κλῆμα,For, behold, a day comes burning as an oven, and it shall consume them; and all the aliens, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that is coming shall set them on fire, saith the Lord Almighty, and there shall not be left of them root or branch.,,,,”
“I drive out before you the Amorite”
“and the cities are fortified”
“take your journey”
“his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; isn't it in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length of it”
“and went out against Israel into the wilderness”
“for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.,But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.,וְדוֹר רְבִיעִי יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּה כִּי לֹא־שָׁלֵם עֲוֺן הָאֱמֹרִי עַד־הֵנָּה׃ ,And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
“Israel: you are to pass over the Jordan this day”
“saying”