Amos 5:9
What meaning of the amos 5:9 in the Bible?
What does Amos 5:9 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"That strengtheneth the spoileda against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress."
What does Amos 5:9 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"That strengtheneth the spoileda against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress."
Verse Amos 5:9. _THAT STRENGTHENETH THE SPOILED_] Who takes the part of the poor and oppressed against the oppressor; and, in the course of his providence, sets up the former, and depresses the latter...
THAT STRENGTHENETH THE SPOILED - (Literally, “spoil” English margin) probably That “maketh devastation to smile on the strong.” . The “smile,” in anger, attests both the extremity of anger, and the co...
CHAPTER 5 The Third Discourse _ 1. The lamentation (Amos 5:1) _ 2. Seek the Lord and ye shall live (Amos 5:4) 3. The wailing (Amos 5:16) 4. The captivity announced (Amos 5:21) Amos 5:1. This chap...
THE IMPENDING PUNISHMENT. The prophet gives his next few words the form of a dirge (_kî nah_,_ Amos 5:1_). This (Amos 5:2) is characterised by the peculiar _kî nah-metre_, consisting of three beats or...
STRENGTHENETH THE SPOILED AGAINST THE STRONG. that makes destruction to corns suddenly to flash upon the strong. SO THAT THE, &c. and destruction will come upon the fortress....
Proof that Israel merits the fate which has just been pronounced against it: it has sought Jehovah by a ritual which He does not value, and it has spurned the virtues which He really prizes. _Seek ye...
_SEEK HIM THAT MADE THE STARS -- AMOS 5:1-9:_ Amos brought a mournful message from God to the house of Israel. He called upon them to listen to God's word. God is grieved over their wrongs and his des...
DISCOURSE: 1190 GOD’S CONDESCENSION AND GRACE Amos 5:8. _The Lord is his name; that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress_. IN our public a...
THAT STRENGTHENETH THE SPOILED— _Who darteth out destruction upon the mighty, and bringeth devastation upon the fortress._ Schultens. We need not be surprised to find Amos, who was only a herdsman, sp...
REVELATION CALLS FOR REPENTANCEGOD'S OMNIPOTENCE AND OMNISCIENCE TEXT: Amos 5:6-13 6 Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour and there be...
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. THAT STRENGTHENETH THE SPOILED - literally, spoil, or devastation: hence, the person spoiled. W...
THE THIRD ADDRESS 1-6. A lament, a warning, and an invitation. 7, 10-20. Denunciation of injustice and oppression, with threats of pestilence and judgment. 21-27. A repudiation of their attempt to...
THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD AMOS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 5 GOD ENCOURAGES ISRAEL’S PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO HIM V1 People in Israel, listen to this song. ‘This funeral song is ab...
THAT STRENGTHENED. — The rendering should be _who causeth desolation to gleam upon the strong_ (who were priding themselves on their immunity), _so that desolation cometh on the stronghold. _...
הַ מַּבְלִ֥יג שֹׁ֖ד עַל ־עָ֑ז וְ שֹׁ֖ד עַל ־מִבְצָ֥ר יָבֹֽוא׃...
2. FOR WORSHIP, JUSTICE Amos 5:1 In the next of these groups of oracles Amos continues his attack on the national ritual, and now contrasts it with the service of God in public life-the relief of th...
“PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD” Amos 4:12-13; Amos 5:1-15 Worse judgments than those mentioned in the previous verses were in store but before they are inflicted, the entire nation is summoned to the divi...
The third discourse was a description of Jehovah's judgment. This opened with a lamentation for the virgin of Israel, "The virgin of Israel is fallen, she shall no more rise, she is cast down upon her...
_With a smile. That is, with all ease, and without making any effort. (Challoner) --- Aquila has "grinning," to shew displeasure. (St. Jerome) --- Hebrew, "he strengthens the oppressor against the str...
The first verse in this paragraph is a confirmation, if it were needed, of what I advanced in my observations on the former. Seeking the Lord, implies the hope of finding him, and indeed the promise i...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the...
The Prophet speaks not now of the ordinary works of God, in which his majesty, inspiring the highest reverence, as well as his dread power, shines forth; but he more closely urges the Israelites, who...
After having deplored the ruin of Israel, He contrasts the places of their false worship with Jehovah, the Creator, and exhorts them to come unto Him and live. But Israel put off the thought of the ev...
THAT STRENGTHENETH THE SPOILED AGAINST THE STRONG,.... Such as have been taken by an enemy, who have been stripped of their armour, and spoiled of all their goods and substance, and have no friends no...
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. Ver. 9. _That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong_] _Victorem a victo superari saepe v...
_Ye who turn judgment to wormwood_ Or into hemlock, as the word here used is translated, Amos 6:12. Ye judges and rulers that pervert the law that was designed to protect innocence, and under colour o...
ISRAEL'S ONLY SAFETY IN SEEKING THE LORD...
SPOILED: _ Heb._ spoil...
7-17 The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring sinners into utter darkness. Evil times...
THAT STRENGTHENETH THE SPOILED; you have been exceedingly weakened and spoiled by your enemies; yet return, repent, seek God, for he can renew your strength, that you shall spoil your spoilers who are...
Amos 5:9 rains H1082 (H8688) ruin H7701 strong H5794 fury H7701 comes H935 (H8799) fortress H4013 strengtheneth - 2 Kings 13:17, 2 Kings 13:25; Jeremiah 37:10; Hebrews 11:34 spoiled - Heb. spoil...
A LAMENTATION OVER ISRAEL (AMOS 5:1). While speaking powerfully Amos had no joy in what was to happen to Israel, and having pronounced judgment on them, he now laments what must necessarily be their e...
Amos 5:4. _For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:_ And that it just the message of God to professing Christians now: «Seek ye me.» Get away from your mere ce...
CONTENTS: God's lamentation over Israel and captivity foretold. The day of the Lord. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: If men will not take a right course to obtain the favor of God, God will take an eff...
Amos 5:2. _The virgin of Israel is fallen._ Babylon, which had never been stormed by a besieging army, is called a virgin. Isaiah 47:1. Thus Israel, whose kingdom had never yet been wholly subdued, is...
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 5:1 Although they face imminent destruction, God still pleads with his people to return to him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.len...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 5:7.] God in his omnipotence in contrast with the ungodly people, indicating that he who can destroy should be feared. WORMWOOD] Justice embittered, corrupted, and made hateful...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-CH. 6:14 § 8. _Third address_:_ the prophet utters a lamentation over the fall of Israel_. (Amos 6:1.) He calls her to repentance, while he shows wherein she has declined from the...
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation (Amos 5:1), Weeping over the house of Israel now. The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her l...
2 Kings 13:17; 2 Kings 13:25; Hebrews 11:34; Jeremiah 37:10...
The strong — The mighty, victorious and insolent. Shall come — Shall rally and form a siege against their besiegers....