Amos 2:9

Amos 2:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9“Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them,

though they were tall as the cedars

and strong as the oaks.

I destroyed their fruit above

and their roots below.

9¶“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,

2:9 Lit Whose heightThough his height was like the height of cedars

And he was as strong as the oaks;

I also destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

9“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,

Though his height was like the height of cedars

And he was strong as the oaks;

I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.

9¶“Yet it was I [not the false gods] who destroyed the Amorite before them,

Though his height was like the height of the cedars,

And he was as strong as the oaks;

I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.

9Yet it was I who destroyed

the Amorite before them,

though his height was like that of the cedars,

and he was as strong as the oaks.

Yet I destroyed his fruit above

and his roots below.

9“Yet I destroyed the Amorites

to make room in the land for my people.

The Amorites were as tall as cedar trees.

They were as strong as oak trees.

But I cut off their fruit above the ground

and their roots below it.