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 offenses of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime. So 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. 3I will also eliminate the judge from her midst And slay all her leaders with him,” says the Lord. 4This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they rejected the Law of the Lord And have not kept His statutes; Their lies also have led them astray, Those which their fathers followed.

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
• upon Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• And it will consumeאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the citadelsאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759
• Keriothקְרִיּוֹתqerîyôth · KeriothH7152
• will dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• panicשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• Amid warתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
• and the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of a trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782

Cross-references for Amos 2:2

• Jeremiah 48:24against Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
• Amos 1:14So 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.
• 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.
• Jeremiah 48:34From the outcry at Heshbon to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate.

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