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Amos 2:9

Amos 2:9
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them,.... Here the Lord by the prophet reckons up the many favours and blessings he had bestowed upon Israel, which was an aggravation of their sins, and showed them…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Yet - (and I) I (Emphatic) destroyed Such were “their” doings; such their worship of “their God.” And what had “God” done? what was it, which they thus requited? The Amorite - These, as one of the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Yet destroyed I the Amorite - Here follow general heads of God's mercies to them, and the great things he had done for them.

1. Bringing them out of Egypt.

2. Miraculously sustaining them in the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Amos 2:9-16

Here, I. God puts his people Israel in mind of the great things he has done for them, in putting them into possession of the land of Canaan, the greatest part of which these ten tribes now enjoyed,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Amos 2:9-12

The ingratitude shewn by Israel, in thus dishonouring its Lord and Benefactor.