Amos 2:9 in 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.
| Yet destroyed | וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י | wĕʾānōkî | veh-AH-noh-HEE |
| I | הִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּי | hišmadtî | heesh-MAHD-tee |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| the Amorite | הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ | hāʾĕmōriy | ha-ay-moh-REE |
| before | מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | mippĕnêhem | mee-peh-nay-HEM |
| them, whose | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| height | כְּגֹ֤בַהּ | kĕgōbah | keh-ɡOH-va |
| was like the height | אֲרָזִים֙ | ʾărāzîm | uh-ra-ZEEM |
| of the cedars, | גָּבְה֔וֹ | gobhô | ɡove-HOH |
| he and | וְחָסֹ֥ן | wĕḥāsōn | veh-ha-SONE |
| was strong | ה֖וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| oaks; the as | כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים | kāʾallônîm | ka-ah-loh-NEEM |
| yet I destroyed | וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד | wāʾašmîd | va-ash-MEED |
| fruit his | פִּרְיוֹ֙ | piryô | peer-YOH |
| from above, | מִמַּ֔עַל | mimmaʿal | mee-MA-al |
| and his roots | וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו | wĕšārāšāyw | veh-sha-ra-SHAV |
| from beneath. | מִתָּֽחַת׃ | mittāḥat | mee-TA-haht |