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BSB  ⇔ Yet it was I who destroyed
 ⇔ the Amorite before them,
 ⇔ though his height was like that of the cedars,
 ⇔ and he was as strong as the oaks.
 ⇔ Yet I destroyed his fruit above
 ⇔ and his roots below.

OEB  ⇔ It was I who destroyed the Amorites for your sake,
 ⇔ whose height was like that of the cedars,
 ⇔ as strong as oaks.
 ⇔ I destroyed their fruit from above
 ⇔ and their roots from below.

WEB 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.

WMB (Same as above)

NET For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites.
 ⇔ They were as tall as cedars
 ⇔ and as strong as oaks,
 ⇔ but I destroyed the fruit on their branches
 ⇔ and their roots in the ground.

LSV And I have destroyed the Amorite from before them,
Whose height [is] as the height of cedars,
And he [is] strong as the oaks,
And I destroy his fruit from above,
And his roots from beneath.

FBV Yet it was I was the one who destroyed the Amorites before you,[fn] even though they were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks. I destroyed them root and branch.

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T4T  ⇔ Long ago, to assist your ancestors, I got rid of the Amor people-group.
 ⇔ They seemed to be as tall as cedar trees
 ⇔ and as strong as oak trees,
 ⇔ but I got rid of them completely,
 ⇔ as easily as someone cuts off [MET] the branches of a tree and then digs out all its roots.

LEB Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them,[fn]who was as tall as[fn] cedars and was as strong as the oaks. I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.

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BBE Though I sent destruction on the Amorite before them, who was tall as the cedar and strong as the oak-tree, cutting off his fruit from on high and his roots from under the earth.

Moff No Moff AMOS book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA Yet I cast out the Amorrhite before their face: whose height was like the height of cedars, and who was strong as an oak: and I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots beneath.

YLT And I — I have destroyed the Amorite from before them, Whose height [is] as the height of cedars, And strong he [is] as the oaks, And I destroy his fruit from above, And his roots from beneath.

Drby But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

RV 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.

Wbstr Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose hight was like the hight of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the Cedars, and hee was strong as the okes, yet I destroyed his fruite from aboue, and his rootes from beneath.
   (¶ Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the Cedars, and he was strong as the okes, yet I destroyed his fruit from aboue, and his roots from beneath.)

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Bshps Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose heyght was like the height of the Cedar trees, and he was strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruite from aboue, and his roote from beneath.
   (Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose heyght was like the height of the Cedar trees, and he was strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruit from aboue, and his root from beneath.)

Gnva Yet destroyed I the Amorite before the, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruite from aboue, and his roote from beneath.
   (Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruit from aboue, and his root from beneath.)

Cvdl Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, that was as hie as the Cedre trees, and as stronge as the okes: notwithstodinge I destroyed his frute fro aboue, and his rote from vnder.
   (Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, that was as high as the Cedre trees, and as strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruit from aboue, and his root from under.)

Wyc Forsothe Y distriede Ammorrei fro the face of hem, whos hiynesse was the hiynesse of cedris, and he was strong as an ook; and Y al to-brak the fruyt of hym aboue, and the rootis of hym bynethe.
   (Forsothe I destroyed Ammorrei from the face of them, whos hiynesse was the hiynesse of cedris, and he was strong as an ook; and I all to-brak the fruit of him aboue, and the roots of him bynethe.)

Luth Nun hab ich ja den Amoriter vor ihnen her vertilget, der so hoch war wie die Zedern und seine Macht wie die Eichen, und ich vertilgte oben seine Frucht und unten seine Wurzel.
   (Now hab I ja the Amoriter before/in_front_of to_them her vertilget, the/of_the so hoch was like the Zedern and his Macht like the Eichen, and I vertilgte above his Frucht and below his Wurzel.)

ClVg Ego autem exterminavi Amorrhæum a facie eorum, cujus altitudo, cedrorum altitudo ejus, et fortis ipse quasi quercus; et contrivi fructum ejus desuper, et radices ejus subter.
   (I however exterminavi Amorrhæum from facie their, cuyus altitudo, cedrorum altitudo his, and fortis himself as_if quercus; and contrivi fructum his desuper, and radices his subter.)

BrTr Nevertheless I cut off the Amorite from before them, whose height was as the height of a cedar, and he was strong as an oak; and I dried up his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

BrLXX Ἐγὼ δὲ ἐξῇρα τὸν Ἀμοῤῥαῖον ἐκ προσώπου αὐτῶν, οὗ ἦν, καθὼς ὕψος κέδρου, τὸ ὕψος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰσχυρὸς ἦν ὡς δρῦς, καὶ ἐξήρανα τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπάνωθεν, καὶ τὰς ῥίζας αὐτοῦ ὑποκάτωθεν.
   (Egō de exaʸra ton Amoɽɽaion ek prosōpou autōn, hou aʸn, kathōs hupsos kedrou, to hupsos autou, kai isⱪuros aʸn hōs drus, kai exaʸrana ton karpon autou epanōthen, kai tas ɽizas autou hupokatōthen.)