Amos 2:2

Amos 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
• New International Version (NIV)I will send fire on Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth, and Moab shall die amid uproar, amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I will send a fire upon Moab, And it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; Moab shall die with tumult, With shouting and trumpet sound.

Context of Amos 2:2

1This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. 3I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. 4This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.

Amos 2:2 word by word

וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּמוֹאָ֔ב וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֣וֹת הַקְּרִיּ֑וֹת וּמֵ֤ת בְּשָׁאוֹן֙ מוֹאָ֔ב בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה בְּק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• So I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• against Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• to consumeאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the citadelsאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759
• of Keriothקְרִיּוֹתqerîyôth · KeriothH7152
• will dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in tumultשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• amid war criesתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
• and the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the ram’s hornשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782

Cross-references for Amos 2:2

• Jeremiah 48:24upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
• Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
• Isaiah 9:5For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
• Jeremiah 48:34There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.

Commentaries on Amos 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The palaces of Kirioth - This was one of the principal cities of the Moabites. Moab shall die with tumult - All these expressions seem to refer to this city's being taken by storm, which was followed by a total slaughter of its inhabitants.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2It shall devour the palaces of Kerioth - Literally, “the cities,” that is, a collection of cities. It may have received a plural form upon some enlargement, as Jerusalem received a dual form, as a double city. The name is, in different forms, very common. In the plain or high downs of Moab itself, there were both Kiriathaim, “double city” and Kerloth Jeremiah 48:23-24; in Naphthali, a Kiriathaim, (1 Chronicles 6:76, (1 Chronicles 6:61 in Hebrew)) or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Kerioth, a major town (Jeremiah 48:20–24), is mentioned on the Moabite Stone as a shrine to Chemosh, the god of Moab. The Moabites may have burned the remains of Edom's king or offered him as a human sacrifice at this site. Because of this act, God would destroy the king of Moab and his officers. This likely happened through an invasion by Sargon II of Assyria around 715 to 713 BC (compare Isaiah 15–16). Josephus, in Antiquities 10.9.7, suggests further…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Kirioth--the chief city of Moab, called also Kir-Moab (Is 15:1). The form is plural here, as including both the acropolis and town itself (see Jr 48:24, 41, Margin). die with tumult--that is, amid the tumult of battle (Ho 10:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 2:2

• Fire
• Kerioth
• Palace
• Trumpet
• War

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Kerioth
• Amos (1)
• Choose; Chosen
• Die
• God
• Music
• Omnipotence

Commentaries on Amos 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings