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Amos 1:12
12Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.
Amos 1:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
- New International Version (NIV)I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I will send a fire upon Teman, Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
Context of Amos 1:12
10Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Tyre, and it will consume its citadels. 11The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Edom for three crimes, even four, because he pursued his brother with the sword. He stifled his compassion, his anger tore at him continually, and he harbored his rage incessantly. Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah. 13The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites for three crimes, even four, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. 14Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah, and it will consume its citadels. There will be shouting on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of the storm.
Read all of Amos 1Amos 1:12 word by word
וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּתֵימָ֑ן וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת בָּצְרָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Amos 1:12
- Genesis 36:11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
- Jeremiah 49:7About Edom, this is what the Lord of Armies says: Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom rotted away?
- Obadiah 1:9Teman, your warriors will be terrified so that everyone from the hill country of Esau will be destroyed by slaughter.
- Genesis 36:33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 34:6The Lord’s sword is covered with 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.
- Jeremiah 49:13For by myself I have sworn” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins forever.”
Commentaries on Amos 1:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Teman - Bozrah - Principal cities of Idumea.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12But - (And I, in My turn and as a consequence of these sins) will send a fire upon Teman “Teman,” say Eusebius and Jerome, “was a country of the princes of Edom, which had its name from Teman son of Eliphaz, son of Esau Genesis 36:11, Genesis 36:15. But even to this day there is a village, called Teman, about 5 (Eusebius says 15) miles from Petra, where there is also a Roman garrison, from which place was Eliphaz, king of the Themanites.” It is, however…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12When Babylon destroyed the major cities of Teman and Bozrah, Edom lost its ability to continue fighting. Babylon conquered Edom shortly after Judah in 553 BC (see Jeremiah 27; 49:7–22; see also study note on Obadiah 1:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Teman--a city of Edom, called from a grandson of Esau (Ge 36:11, 15; Ob 8, 9); situated five miles from Petra; south of the present Wady Musa. Its people were famed for wisdom (Jr 49:7). Bozrah--a city of Edom (Is 63:1). Selah or Petra is not mentioned, as it had been overthrown by Amaziah (2Ki 14:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Amos 1
- 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
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