2:9a Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,

“But for the sake of ⌊the people of Israel⌋ I ⌊totally⌋ destroyed the Amorites.
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“⌊Israel doesn’t respect me!⌋ And yet I killed the ⌊the people of Canaan⌋ so that ⌊Israel could possess the land⌋ .

2:9b though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks.

They were tall people like cedar ⌊trees⌋ and powerful like oak ⌊trees⌋ .
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⌊The Amorites⌋ were ⌊like⌋ tall strong trees.

2:9c Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

But I completely destroyed them, even their fruits and roots.
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But I completely destroyed them by chopping off their branches and taking out their roots.

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