Amos 1:7 “So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.”

Amos 1:7

So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

World English Bible

but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.

American Standard Version

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azzah, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof.

Darby Translation

And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;

Bible in Basic English

And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, burning up its great houses:

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Cross references

“I will”

Zephaniah 2:4 Deuteronomy 32:35 Deuteronomy 32:41–43 Psalm 94:1–5 Romans 12:19 Psalm 75:7

Zephaniah 2:4 · BSB

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

Deuteronomy 32:35 · BSB

Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

Deuteronomy 32:41–43 · BSB

when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

Psalm 94:1–5 · BSB

O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.

Romans 12:19 · BSB

Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Psalm 75:7 · BSB

but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.

“a fire”

2 Kings 18:8 Jeremiah 47:1 Amos 1:4 2 Chronicles 26:6 Jeremiah 25:18–20 Zechariah 9:5–7

2 Kings 18:8 · BSB

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

Jeremiah 47:1 · BSB

This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.

Amos 1:4 · BSB

So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

2 Chronicles 26:6 · BSB

Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

Jeremiah 25:18–20 · BSB

to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

Zechariah 9:5–7 · BSB

Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

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

In context

6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.

8I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

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