Amos 1:12 “So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.””

Amos 1:12

So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

World English Bible

but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”

American Standard Version

But I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore will I send a fire vpon Teman, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Bozrah.

Darby Translation

And I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have sent a fire against Teman, And it hath consumed palaces of Bozrah.

Bible in Basic English

And I will send a fire on Teman, burning up the great houses of Bozrah.

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Cross references

“Teman”

Jeremiah 49:7 Jeremiah 49:20 Genesis 36:11 Obadiah 1:9 Obadiah 1:10

Jeremiah 49:7 · BSB

Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

Jeremiah 49:20 · BSB

Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be ma…

Genesis 36:11 · BSB

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

Obadiah 1:9 · BSB

Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.

Obadiah 1:10 · BSB

Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.

“Bozrah”

Jeremiah 49:13 Jeremiah 49:22 Genesis 36:33 Isaiah 34:6

Jeremiah 49:13 · BSB

For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”

Jeremiah 49:22 · BSB

Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Genesis 36:33 · BSB

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

Isaiah 34:6 · BSB

The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

13This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

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