“Yet I destroyed 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.”
Amos 2:9 (WEB)
Context Reading
7They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the earthand deny justice to the oppressed.A man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name. 8They lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge.In the house of their Godthey drink the wine of those who have been fined. 9Yet I destroyed 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. 10Also I brought you up out of the land of Egyptand led you forty years in the wilderness,to possess the land of the Amorite. 11I raised up some of your sons for prophets,and some of your young men for Nazirites.Isn’t this true,you children of Israel?” says Yahweh.