Amos 2:16

2:16 Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.”

The Lord is speaking!

Amos 5:9

5:9 He flashes destruction down upon the strong

so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.)

Amos 7:6

7:6 The Lord decided not to do this. The sovereign Lord said, “This will not happen either.”


tn Or “the most stouthearted” (NAB); NRSV “those who are stout of heart.”

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

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

tn Or “changed his mind about this.”