Amos 2:9 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י	h595
12	Yet destroyed	וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד	h8045
2		אֶת	h853
3	I the Amorite	הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙	h567
4	before	מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם	h6440
5		אֲשֶׁ֨ר	h834
8	them whose height	גָּבְה֔וֹ	h1363
7	of the cedars	אֲרָזִים֙	h730
8	them whose height	גָּבְה֔וֹ	h1363
9	and he was strong	וְחָסֹ֥ן	h2634
10		ה֖וּא	h1931
11	as the oaks	כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים	h437
12	Yet destroyed	וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד	h8045
13	his fruit	פִּרְיוֹ֙	h6529
14	from above	מִמַּ֔עַל	h4605
15	and his roots	וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו	h8328
16		מִתָּֽחַת׃	h8478

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Though I sent destruction on the Amorite before them, who was tall as the cedar and strong as the oak-tree, cutting off his fruit from on high and his roots from under the earth.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yet I destroyed 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I -- I have destroyed the Amorite from before them, Whose height `is' as the height of cedars, And strong he `is' as the oaks, And I destroy his fruit from above, And his roots from beneath.