Amos 1:12

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

10So I will send fire on the wall of Tyre, And it will consume her citadels.” 11This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword And stifled his compassion; His anger also tore continually, And he maintained his fury forever. So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.” 13This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of the sons of Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead In order to enlarge their borders. 14So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah, And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle, And amid a storm on the day of tempest.

Amos 1:12 word by word

וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּתֵימָ֑ן וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת בָּצְרָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• So I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• Temanתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · TemanH8487
• And it will consumeאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the citadelsאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759
• of Bozrahבׇּצְרָהbotsrâh · BozrahH1224

Cross-references for Amos 1:12

• Genesis 36:11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
• Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom. This is what the Lord of armies says: “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Has good advice been lost by the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
• Obadiah 1:9Then your warriors will be filled with terror, Teman, So that everyone will be eliminated from the mountain of Esau by murder.
• Genesis 36:33Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.
• Isaiah 34:6The sword of the Lord is filled 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, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
• Jeremiah 49:13For I have sworn by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a disgrace, a wasteland, and a curse; and all its cities will become permanent ruins.”

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

Topics related to Amos 1:12

• Bozrah
• Edomites
• Fire
• Palace
• Revenge
• Teman

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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