Amo 2:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. Yet-- My former benefits to you heighten your ingratitude. the Amorite-- the most powerful of all the Canaanite nations, and therefore put for them all ( ; ; ; ). height ... like ... cedars-- ( , ). destroyed his fruit ... above ... roots ... beneath-- that is, destroyed him utterly ( ; ; Mal 4:1).

‏ Amos 2:9

9. Yet--My former benefits to you heighten your ingratitude.

the Amorite--the most powerful of all the Canaanite nations, and therefore put for them all (Ge 15:16; 48:22; De 1:20; Jos 7:7).

height ... like ... cedars--(Nu 13:32, 33).

destroyed his fruit ... above ... roots ... beneath--that is, destroyed him utterly (Job 18:16; Eze 17:9; Mal 4:1).