Amos 2:9
Yet it was I who destroyed
What it says
God reminds them that He destroyed the Amorite before them, despite that nation's great strength.
What it is doing
This verse begins the reminder of saving acts that heighten Israel's guilt.
In context
1This is what the LORD says: 2So I will send fire against Moab 3I will cut off the ruler of Moab 4This is what the LORD says: 5So I will send fire upon Judah 6This is what the LORD says: 7They trample on the heads of the poor 8They lie down beside every altar 9Yet it was I who destroyed 10And I brought you up from the land of Egypt 11I raised up prophets from your sons 12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine 13Behold, I am about to crush you in your place 14Escape will fail the swift, 15The archer will not stand his ground, 16Even the bravest of mighty men