Amos 5:9

NETBible	He flashes¹ destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms² the fortified places.)
NIV © biblegateway Amo 5:9	he flashes destruction on the stronghold and brings the fortified city to ruin),
NASB © biblegateway Amo 5:9	It is He who flashes forth with destruction upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress.
NLT © biblegateway Amo 5:9	With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong, crushing all their defenses.
MSG © biblegateway Amo 5:9	And he can destroy it as easily as make it. He can turn this vast wonder into total waste.
BBE © SABDAweb Amo 5:9	Who sends sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the walled town.
NRSV © bibleoremus Amo 5:9	who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.
NKJV © biblegateway Amo 5:9	He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress.
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KJV	That strengtheneth <01082> (8688) the spoiled <07701> against the strong <05794>_, so that the spoiled <07701> shall come <0935> (8799) against the fortress <04013>_. {spoiled: Heb. spoil}
NASB © biblegateway Amo 5:9	It is He who flashes <01082> forth <01082> with destruction <07701> upon the strong <05794> , So that destruction <07701> comes <0935> upon the fortress <04013> .
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM diairwn <1244> V-PAPNS suntrimmon {N-ASM} ep <1909> PREP iscun <2479> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ talaipwrian <5004> N-ASF epi <1909> PREP ocurwma <3794> N-ASN epagwn {V-PAPNS}
NET [draft] ITL	He flashes <01082> destruction <07701> down upon <05921> the strong <05794> so that destruction <07701> overwhelms <0935> the fortified places <04013> .)
HEBREW	awby <0935> rubm <04013> le <05921> dsw <07701> ze <05794> le <05921> ds <07701> gylbmh (5:9) <01082>

NETBible

He flashes¹ destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms² the fortified places.)

NET Notes

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

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