Amos 2:5
New International Version
I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”

New Living Translation
So I will send down fire on Judah, and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”

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

Berean Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

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

New King James Version
But I will send a fire upon Judah, And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

New American Standard Bible
“So I will send fire upon Judah, And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

NASB 1995
“So I will send fire upon Judah And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

NASB 1977
“So I will send fire upon Judah, And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Legacy Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon Judah, And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Amplified Bible
“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction by the Babylonians] upon Judah And it will devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

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

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I shall send fire into Yehuda and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will send a fire on Juda, and it shall devour the foundations of Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
Now I will send fire on Judah and destroy the fortresses of Jerusalem.

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

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

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

Good News Translation
So I will send fire upon Judah and burn down the fortresses of Jerusalem."

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

JPS Tanakh 1917
So will I send a fire upon Judah, And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Literal Standard Version
And I have sent a fire against Judah, | And it has consumed palaces of Jerusalem.”

Majority Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

New American Bible
I will send fire upon Judah, and it will devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.

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

New Revised Standard Version
So I will send a fire on Judah, and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible
But I will send a fire on Judah, and it will 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.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel
4This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. 5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.” 6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.…

Cross References
2 Kings 25:9
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem--every significant building.

Jeremiah 17:27
But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.'"

Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.'

Hosea 8:14
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.

Amos 3:11
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels."

Amos 3:15
I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end," declares the LORD.

Amos 7:4
This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.


Treasury of Scripture

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

I will.

Jeremiah 17:27
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Jeremiah 37:8-10
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire…

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Amos 2
1. God's judgments upon Moab,
4. upon Judah,
6. and upon Israel.
9. God complains of their ingratitude.














(5) Judah.--Such high privilege does not involve immunity from punishment. Judah shall be chastised with the same penalty as Edom, Philistia, Ammon, and Moab.

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

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So I will send
וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי (wə·šil·laḥ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

fire
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

upon Judah
בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה (bî·hū·ḏāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

to consume
וְאָכְלָ֖ה (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

the citadels
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת (’ar·mə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 759: A citadel

of Jerusalem.”
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


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