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.

Cross-references

Joshua 3:10 Historical context

Joshua 3:10 promises God will drive out the Amorites—this is the divine action whose fulfillment Amos 2:9 later recounts as total destruction.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

Malachi 4:1 echoes 'neither root nor branch' — total destruction of the wicked, like Amos's fruit above and roots beneath.

Isaiah 5:24 Parallel

Isaiah 5:24 uses the same root and blossom imagery for divine judgment — complete destruction from top to bottom.

Psalm 136:17-22 celebrates God striking down Sihon and Og, the same Amorite kings whose overthrow Amos 2:9 attributes to God's power.

Psalm 135:10-12 lists Sihon and Og among the nations God struck down, exactly the Amorite rulers whose destruction Amos 2:9 describes.

Nehemiah 9:22–24 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:22-24 summarizes God giving the Amorites' land to Israel, reinforcing the same conquest narrative Amos 2:9 condenses.

Judges 11:21–23 Historical context

Judges 11:21-23 retells how God gave Sihon the Amorite into Israel's hand, paralleling the very event Amos 2:9 highlights as divine judgment.

Joshua 24:8–12 Historical context

Joshua 24:8-12 recalls God giving the Amorites into Israel's hand, a direct historical echo of the conquest Amos 2:9 references.

Joshua 11:22 notes some Anakim remained in Philistine cities — showing the destruction was nearly complete, paralleling the fate of the Amorites.

Joshua 11:21 records Joshua cutting off the Anakim — fulfilling the pattern of God destroying giants before His people.

Deuteronomy 9:1-3 explicitly calls the nations greater and taller, with Anakim — directly matching the giant Amorites here.

Deuteronomy 2:24–33 Historical context

In Deuteronomy 2:24-33, the defeat of Sihon the Amorite at Heshbon records the same conquest Amos 2:9 summarizes as God destroying the Amorites.

Deuteronomy 1:28 Historical context

Deuteronomy 1:28 recalls the report of the tall Anakim that made Israel's heart melt — reinforcing the terror of the giants God destroyed.

Numbers 13:33 Historical context

In Numbers 13:33, the spies report the giant Anakim making them feel like grasshoppers — illustrating the intimidating height of the Amorites here.

Exodus 34:11 Historical context

Exodus 34:11 reiterates God driving out the Amorites, directly echoing the destruction Amos mentions.

In Isaiah 10:33, the same tree-cutting imagery is used for God judging the proud, echoing the destruction of the Amorite here.

Numbers 21:24 Historical context

Numbers 21:21 begins Israel's encounter with Sihon king of the Amorites, whom God destroyed as Amos recalls.

Deuteronomy 3:11 mentions Og's iron bed (9 cubits) as proof of giant Rephaim — similar to the tall Amorites God destroyed.

Genesis 15:16 Historical context

Genesis 15:16 explains that the Amorites' sin was not yet full, background to the destruction Amos recalls.

Numbers 13:28 Historical context

Numbers 13:28 reports the Amorites as strong and tall—the very characteristics Amos 2:9 says God destroyed despite their apparent invincibility.

Exodus 3:8 Historical context

Exodus 3:8 lists the Amorites among nations God promised to drive out, the people God destroyed per Amos.

Deuteronomy 2:11 Historical context

Deuteronomy 2:11 equates Emim with Rephaim and Anakim — further evidence of the giant peoples God overthrew.

Deuteronomy 2:10 Historical context

Deuteronomy 2:10 describes the tall Emim, like Anakim — showing the same tradition of giants conquered before Israel.

1 Kings 14:15 uses uprooting imagery for Israel's exile, similar to Amos's root destruction of Amorites.