Amos 2:5
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New International Version (©2011)
I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem."

New Living Translation (©2007)
So I will send down fire on Judah, and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed."

English Standard Version (©2001)
So I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"So I will send fire upon Judah And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

International Standard Version (©2012)
So I will send down fire upon Judah, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Jerusalem."

NET Bible (©2006)
So I will set Judah on fire, and it will consume Jerusalem's fortresses."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
I will send a fire on Judah and burn down the palaces of Jerusalem.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

American King James Version
But I will send a fire on Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

American Standard Version
but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will send a fire into Juda, and it shall devour the houses of Jerusalem.

Darby Bible Translation
And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

English Revised Version
but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

World English Bible
But I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem."

Young's Literal Translation
And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it hath consumed palaces of Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

2:1-8 The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms; but the Lord looks to our motives, as well as our conduct. Those that deal cruelly, shall be cruelly dealt with. Other nations were reckoned with for injuries done to men; Judah is reckoned with for dishonour done to God. Judah despised the law of the Lord; and he justly gave them up to strong delusion; nor was it any excuse for their sin, that they were the lies, the idols, after which their fathers walked. The worst abominations and most grievous oppressions have been committed by some of the professed worshippers of the Lord. Such conduct leads many to unbelief and vile idolatry.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 5. - The destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans is here briefly foretold (Jeremiah 17:27; Hosea 8:14; 2 Kings 25:9, 10).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But I will send a fire upon Judah,.... An enemy, Nebuchadnezzar, who should burn, waste, and destroy, all that were in his way:

and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem; the chief city of Judah, the royal city, where stood the temple, the palace of the most High, and the palaces of the king and his nobles; these were burnt with fire when it was taken by the Chaldean army, about two hundred years after this prophecy, Jeremiah 52:13.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

5. a fire—Nebuchadnezzar.

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Judgment on Moab, Judah and Israel
…4Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: 5But I will send a fire on Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. 6Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; …

2 Kings 25:9 He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.
Jeremiah 17:27 But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses.'"
Jeremiah 21:10 I have determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the LORD. It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.'
Hosea 8:14 Israel has forgotten their Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many towns. But I will send fire on their cities that will consume their fortresses."
Amos 3:11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "An enemy will overrun your land, pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."
Amos 3:15 I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished," declares the LORD.
Amos 7:4 This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: The Sovereign LORD was calling for judgment by fire; it dried up the great deep and devoured the land.