Amos 5:9

5:9 He flashes ¹  destruction down upon the strong

so that destruction overwhelms ²  the fortified places.)

[5:9]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew verb בָּלַג (balag, translated here “flashes”) is uncertain.

[5:9]  ² tn Heb “comes upon.” Many prefer to repoint the verb as Hiphil and translate, “he brings destruction upon the fortified places.”