Amos 1:12
Strong's Lexicon
So I will send
וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי (wə·šil·laḥ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

fire
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.)

upon Teman
בְּתֵימָ֑ן (bə·ṯê·mān)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8487: Teman = 'south' n pr m 1) son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, and one of the dukes of Edom 2) the tribe descended from 1 noted for the wisdom of its people n pr loc 3) the region occupied by the descendants of 1, located east of Idumea

to consume
וְאָכְלָ֖ה (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

the citadels
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת (’ar·mə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 759: 1) citadel, palace, fortress

of Bozrah.”
בָּצְרָֽה׃ (bāṣ·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1224: Bozrah = 'sheepfold' or 'fortress' 1) a town in Edom 2) a town in Moab

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

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

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

New American Standard Bible
"So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah."

King James Bible
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah."

New Living Translation
So I will send down fire on Teman, and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed."

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

New American Standard Bible
"So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah."

King James Bible
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

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

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

NET Bible
So I will set Teman on fire; fire will consume Bozrah's fortresses."

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

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

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
















Cross References
Isaiah 34:5
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Isaiah 63:1
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Jeremiah 49:7
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

Jeremiah 49:13
For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

Jeremiah 49:20
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

Ezekiel 25:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

Obadiah 1:1
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

Obadiah 1:9
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

Habakkuk 3:3
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.

Amos 1:1
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Amos 1:11
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
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