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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold and brings the fortified city to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong, crushing all their defenses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who makes destruction flash upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It is He who flashes forth with destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />It is He who flashes forth <i>with</i> destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It is He who flashes forth <i>with</i> devastation upon the strong So that devastation comes upon the fortification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong So that destruction comes on the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brings destruction on the strong, and it falls on the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brings destruction on the strong, and it falls on the stronghold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God destroys mighty soldiers and strong fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He destroys strongholds and ruins fortresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He brings destruction on the mighty and their strongholds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It is he who is raining sudden destruction upon the strong like lightning, so that ruin comes upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, "" And the spoiled comes against a fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Causing desolation to shine forth upon the strong one and desolation shall come against the fortress.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that with a smile bringeth destruction upon the strong, and waste upon the mighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />It is he who smiles destruction on the healthy, and who brings pillaging upon the powerful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Woe to those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who makes the weak to rule over the mighty, and exalts the meek over the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who authorizes the feeble over the strong and he lifts the meek over the high<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, So that destruction cometh upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who dispenses ruin to strength, and brings distress upon the fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=782" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name— <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1082.htm" title="1082: ham·maḇ·lîḡ (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To gleam, smile. A primitive root; to break off or loose, i.e. Desist or invade.">He flashes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7701.htm" title="7701: šōḏ (N-ms) -- Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin. Or showd; from shuwd; violence, ravage.">destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5794.htm" title="5794: ‘āz (Adj-ms) -- Strong, mighty, fierce. From azaz; strong, vehement, harsh.">the strong,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7701.htm" title="7701: wə·šōḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin. Or showd; from shuwd; violence, ravage.">so that fury</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4013.htm" title="4013: miḇ·ṣār (N-ms) -- Fortification. Also feminine mibtsarah; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender.">the stronghold.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a></span><br />Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10</a></span><br />But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-5.htm">Job 9:5-6</a></span><br />He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger. / He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a></span><br />Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a></span><br />The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6</a></span><br />Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19</a></span><br />Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Jeremiah 4:24</a></span><br />I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26</a></span><br />At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-26</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-25.htm">Mark 13:25</a></span><br />the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That strengthens the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.</p><p class="hdg">strengtheneth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">2 Kings 13:17,25</a></b></br> And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened <i>it</i>. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed <i>them</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/37-10.htm">Jeremiah 37:10</a></b></br> For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained <i>but</i> wounded men among them, <i>yet</i> should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Hebrews 11:34</a></b></br> Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.</p><p class="hdg">spoiled.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Break</a> <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/amos/5-3.htm">City</a> <a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hosea/11-6.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Flashes</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/daniel/11-31.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/daniel/8-5.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Walled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Break</a> <a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Flashes</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/micah/7-12.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/micah/7-12.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/amos/8-13.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/luke/1-41.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Walled</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He flashes destruction on the strong</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereign power and judgment. The imagery of "flashes" suggests suddenness and intensity, akin to lightning, emphasizing the swiftness of divine retribution. In the context of Amos, a prophet during the 8th century BC, this reflects God's response to the social injustices and idolatry prevalent in Israel. The "strong" refers to those in positions of power and influence, often the wealthy and ruling classes who oppressed the poor. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that God opposes the proud and exalts the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). The sudden destruction can be seen as a fulfillment of divine justice, reminiscent of God's judgment on Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a>) and foreshadowing the ultimate judgment at the end of times (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>).<p><b>so that fury comes upon the stronghold</b><br>The "fury" indicates God's intense anger and righteous indignation against sin and injustice. The "stronghold" symbolizes places of security and defense, often fortified cities or military installations. In ancient Israel, strongholds were seen as impenetrable, yet this phrase underscores that no human fortification can withstand God's wrath. Historically, this can be connected to the fall of Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, to the Assyrians in 722 BC, as a direct consequence of their disobedience and failure to heed prophetic warnings. This serves as a reminder of the futility of relying on human strength and defenses instead of trusting in God. Theologically, it points to the ultimate security found in Christ, who is our refuge and fortress (<a href="/psalms/91-2.htm">Psalm 91:2</a>), contrasting human strongholds with divine protection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. His prophecies often focus on social justice and the need for true worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which during Amos's time was experiencing prosperity but also significant moral and spiritual decay. The people were guilty of idolatry, injustice, and complacency.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_strong.htm">The Strong</a></b><br>Refers to those in positions of power and influence in Israel who were relying on their own strength and fortifications rather than on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortress.htm">Fortress</a></b><br>Symbolizes human-made defenses and security systems that people trust in instead of God. In the context of Amos, it represents the false sense of security that Israel had in its military and economic strength.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction_and_fury.htm">Destruction and Fury</a></b><br>Represents God's judgment against those who are unrepentant and rely on their own strength rather than seeking justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god_over_human_strength.htm">Reliance on God Over Human Strength</a></b><br>We must examine where we place our trust. Are we relying on our own abilities, resources, or systems for security, or are we trusting in God?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Earthly fortresses and strongholds can give a false sense of security. True safety and peace come from a relationship with God and obedience to His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign and just. His judgments are righteous, and He will hold accountable those who oppress others and live in unrepentant sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance_and_justice.htm">Call to Repentance and Justice</a></b><br>Like Israel, we are called to repent from our sins and pursue justice and righteousness. This involves caring for the marginalized and living out our faith authentically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings and continuing in sin leads to destruction. We must heed His call to live according to His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_tyre_was_punished.htm">(Amos 1:9-10) Where is the external proof that Tyre was punished for breaking its covenant of brotherhood, or is this a theological claim without historical backing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_gaza's_baldness_if_it_survived.htm">Jeremiah 47:5 - Why does the prophecy mention baldness at Gaza and Ashkelon's demise if records indicate these cities continued to exist beyond the period of Jeremiah's ministry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_philistines_face_total_destruction.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 - Did the Philistines ever face complete destruction at this juncture, or does this contradict what we know from other historical accounts or archaeological findings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_lord's_guidance.htm">What is Ashkelon's biblical significance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">That strengthened.--</span>The rendering should be <span class= "ital">who causeth desolation to gleam upon the strong</span> (who were priding themselves on their immunity), <span class= "ital">so that desolation cometh on the stronghold.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That strengtheneth,</span> etc. Translate, <span class="accented">That causeth destruction to flash forth upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.</span> The idea is that God, as with a lightning flash, smites the strongest man, and no fortress is a refuge from him. Septuagint, <span class="greek">Ὁ διαιρῶν συντριμμὸν ἐπὶ</span> <span class="greek">ἰσχύν</span>, "Who divideth destruction unto strength." The Vulgate, taking the Hebrew verb <span class="accented">balag</span> in the sense of lighting up the countenance, renders, <span class="accented">Qui subridet vastitatem super robustum</span>, which means that the Lord smiles while he brings desolation on the mighty - a figurative expression denoting his anger at man's pride, and the ease with which he punishes. We may add that Rosenmuller agrees with the Authorized Version in the first clause: "Who strengtheneth the weak against the strong, and giveth the plunderers power over the fortresses of the strong." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He flashes</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּבְלִ֥יג</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maḇ·lîḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1082.htm">Strong's 1082: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break off, loose, desist, invade</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destruction</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(šōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7701.htm">Strong's 7701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the strong,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֑ז</span> <span class="translit">(‘āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5794.htm">Strong's 5794: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, vehement, harsh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that fury</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֹׁ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7701.htm">Strong's 7701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֽוֹא׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stronghold—</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְצָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḇ·ṣār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4013.htm">Strong's 4013: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-9.htm">Amos 5:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-9.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:9 Who brings sudden destruction on the strong (Amo. 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