Amos 1:14

Amos 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
• New International Version (NIV)I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour her strongholds, with shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, And it shall devour its palaces, Amid shouting in the day of battle, And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.

Context of Amos 1:14

12So 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. So 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. 15Their king will go into exile, He and his princes together,” says the Lord.

Amos 1:14 word by word

וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּחוֹמַ֣ת רַבָּ֔ה וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ בִּתְרוּעָה֙ בְּי֣וֹם מִלְחָמָ֔ה בְּסַ֖עַר בְּי֥וֹם סוּפָֽהRead the interlinear

• So I will kindleיָצַתyâtsath · to kindleH3341
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• on the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• And it will consumeאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• her citadelsאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759
• warתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
• on the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• stormסַ֫עַרsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591
• of tempestסוּפָהsûphâh · whirlwindH5492

Cross-references for Amos 1:14

• Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron; it is in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits, and its width four cubits by the usual cubit.)
• 2 Samuel 12:26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city.
• Jeremiah 49:2Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will cause an alarm of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,” Says the Lord.
• Ezekiel 25:5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the sons of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
• Amos 2:2So I will send fire upon Moab And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth; And Moab will die amid the panic of battle, Amid war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
• Job 39:25As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’ And he senses the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
• Isaiah 9:5For every boot of the marching warrior in the roar of battle, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
• Psalms 83:15So pursue them with Your heavy gale, And terrify them with Your storm.
• Isaiah 30:30And the Lord will cause His voice of authority to be heard, And the descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger, And in the flame of a consuming fire In cloudburst, downpour, and hailstones.
• Daniel 11:40“And at the end time the king of the South will wage war with him, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow them, and pass through.
• Zechariah 7:14“but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they did not know. So the land was desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth, since they made the pleasant land desolate.”

Commentaries on Amos 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14With shouting in the day of battle - They shall be totally subdued. This was done by Nebuchadnezzar. See Jeremiah 27:3, Jeremiah 27:6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I will kindle afire in the wall of Rabbah - Rabbah, literally, “the great,” called by Moses “Rabbah of the children of Ammon” Deuteronomy 3:11, and by later Greeks, “Rabathammana”, was a strong city with a yet stronger citadel. Ruins still exist, some of which probably date back to these times. The lower city “lay in a valley bordered on both sides by barren hills of flint,” at 12 an hour from its entrance. It lay on a stream, still called by its name…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Rabbah was the main city of the Ammonites (2 Samuel 12:26). The Assyrians defeated Ammon in the 800s BC (Amos 1:13). Later, in the 700s BC, the Babylonians attacked Ammon and forced many of its people to leave the land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Rabbah--the capital of Ammon: meaning "the Great." Distinct from Rabbah of Moab. Called Philadelphia, afterwards, from Ptolemy Philadelphus. tempest--that is, with an onset swift, sudden, and resistless as a hurricane. day of the whirlwind--parallel to "the day of battle"; therefore meaning "the day of the foe's tumultuous assault."Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 1:14

• Ammonites
• Fire
• Homicide
• Rabbah

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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