Amos 1:10

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 slaughter the people of Ashdod and destroy the king of Ashkelon. Then I will turn to attack Ekron, and the few Philistines still left will be killed,” says the Sovereign Lord. 9This is what the Lord says: “The people of Tyre have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel, selling whole villages as slaves to Edom. So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre, and all its fortresses will be destroyed.” 11This is what the Lord says: “The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords, showing them no mercy. In their rage, they slashed them continually and were unrelenting in their anger. 12So I will send down fire on Teman, and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”

Amos 1:10 word by word

וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּח֣וֹמַת צֹ֑ר וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• on the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• of Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• which shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the palacesאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759

Cross-references for Amos 1:10

• Amos 1:4So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace, and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.
• Ezekiel 26:12“They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea.
• Zechariah 9:4But now the Lord will strip away Tyre’s possessions and hurl its fortifications into the sea, and it will be burned to the ground.

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

Topics related to Amos 1:10

• Edomites
• Fire

In the dictionaries

• Bar
• Devour
• Tyre
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• Choose; Chosen
• God
• Israel, History of
• Joel (2)
• Obadiah, Book of
• Omnipotence

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