New English Translation
Amos 1:10
10So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses.”
Amos 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will consume her fortresses.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour her strongholds."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, Which shall devour its palaces.”
Context of Amos 1:10
8I will remove the ruler from Ashdod, the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. I will strike Ekron with my hand; the rest of the Philistines will also die.” The sovereign Lord has spoken! 9This is what the Lord says: “Because Tyre has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold a whole community to Edom; they failed to observe a treaty of brotherhood. So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses.” 11This is what the Lord says: “Because Edom has committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. He chased his brother with a sword; he wiped out his allies. In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest; in his fury he relentlessly attacked them. 12So I will set Teman on fire; fire will consume Bozrah’s fortresses.”
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וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּח֣וֹמַת צֹ֑ר וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Amos 1:10
- Amos 1:4So I will set Hazael’s house on fire; fire will consume Ben Hadad’s fortresses.
- Ezekiel 26:12They will steal your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. Your stones, your trees, and your soil he will throw into the water.
- Zechariah 9:4Nevertheless the Lord will evict her and shove her fortifications into the sea – she will be consumed by fire.
Commentaries on Amos 1:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus - The destructive fire or siege by Nebuchadnezzar, which lasted thirteen years, and ended in the destruction of this ancient city; see on Ezekiel 26:7-14; (note), as above. It was finally ruined by Alexander, and is now only a place for a few poor fishermen to spread their nets upon.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre - Tyre had long ere this become tributary to Assyria. Asshur-ban-ipal (about 930 b.c.,) records his “taking tribute from the kings of all the chief Phoenician cities as Tyre, Sidon, Biblus and Aradus”. His son Shalmanubar records his taking tribute from them in his 21st year about 880, b.c.), as did Ivalush III, and after this time Tiglath-pileser II, the same who took Damascus and carried off its people, as also…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10fire upon the walls: The main part of Tyre was built on an island, making it almost impossible to capture (see Ezekiel 26:1–28:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. fire--(Compare Am 1:4, 7; Is 23:1-18; Eze 26:1-28:26). Many parts of Tyre were burnt by fiery missiles of the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar. Alexander of Macedon subsequently overthrew it.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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