Amos 1:7

Contemporary English Version

That's why I will burn down the walls and fortresses of the city of Gaza.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,and it will consume its citadels.

Hebrew Names Version
But I will send a fire on the wall of `Aza, And it will devour its palaces.

King James Version
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

English Standard Version
So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour her strongholds.

New American Standard Bible
"So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza And it will consume her citadels.

New Century Version
So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza that will destroy the city's strong buildings.

Amplified Bible
"So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] on the wall of Gaza And it shall consume her citadels.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azzah, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza And it will consume her citadels.

Legacy Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,And it will consume her citadels.

Berean Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.

Complete Jewish Bible
I will send fire to the wall of ‘Azah, and it will consume its palaces.

Darby Translation
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Easy-to-Read Version
So I will start a fire at the wall of Gaza that will destroy the high towers in Gaza.

George Lamsa Translation
But I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof;

Good News Translation
So I will send fire upon the city walls of Gaza and burn down its fortresses.

Lexham English Bible
So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses.

Literal Translation
But I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour its palaces.

American Standard Version
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Bible in Basic English
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, burning up its great houses:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So will I send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof;

King James Version (1611)
But I wil send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall deuoure the palaces thereof.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azza, whiche shall deuoure her palaces.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will send forth a fire on the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour its foundations.

English Revised Version
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof:

World English Bible
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, And it will devour its palaces.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal sende fier in to the wal of Gasa, and it schal deuoure the housis therof.

Update Bible Version
but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces:

New English Translation
So I will set Gaza's city wall on fire; fire will consume her fortresses.

New King James Version
But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, Which shall devour its palaces.

New Living Translation
So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza, and all its fortresses will be destroyed.

New Life Bible
So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it will destroy her strong-places.

New Revised Standard
So I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, fire that shall devour its strongholds.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, - which shall devour the palaces thereof;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the houses thereof.

Revised Standard Version
So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour her strongholds.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore wil I sende a fyre in to ye walles of Gaza, which shal deuoure hir houses.

Contextual Overview

³ The Lord said: I will punish Syria for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They dragged logs with spikes over the people of Gilead. ⁴ Now I will burn down the palaces and fortresses of King Hazael and of King Benhadad. ⁵ I will break through the gates of Damascus. I will destroy the people of Wicked Valley and the ruler of Beth-Eden. Then the Syrians will be dragged as prisoners to Kir. I, the Lord , have spoken! ⁶ The Lord said: I will punish Philistia for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They dragged off my people from town after town to sell them as slaves to the Edomites. ⁷ That's why I will burn down the walls and fortresses of the city of Gaza. ⁸ I will destroy the king of Ashdod and the ruler of Ashkelon. I will strike down Ekron, and that will be the end of the Philistines. I, the Lord , have spoken! ⁹ The Lord said: I will punish Phoenicia for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They broke their treaty and dragged off my people from town after town to sell them as slaves to the Edomites. ¹⁰ That's why I will send flames to burn down the city of Tyre along with its fortresses. ¹¹ The Lord said: I will punish Edom for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They killed their own relatives and were so terribly furious that they showed no mercy. ¹² Now I will send fire to wipe out the fortresses of Teman and Bozrah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will: Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:41-43, Psalms 75:7, Psalms 75:8, Psalms 94:1-5, Zephaniah 2:4, Romans 12:19

a fire: Amos 1:4, 2 Kings 18:8, 2 Chronicles 26:6, Jeremiah 25:18-20, Jeremiah 47:1, Zechariah 9:5-7

Reciprocal: Numbers 21:28 - a fire Joshua 15:47 - Gaza 1 Samuel 6:17 - Gaza Jeremiah 17:27 - then Jeremiah 50:32 - kindle Ezekiel 30:8 - when I Ezekiel 39:6 - I will Amos 7:4 - called

Cross-References

Genesis 1:8
and named it "Sky." Evening came and then morning—that was the second day.

Genesis 1:9

The Third Day

God said, "I command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:11
God said, "I command the earth to produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:15
I command them to shine on the earth." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:24

The Sixth Day

God said, "I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles." And that's what happened.

Genesis 1:28
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Genesis 1:29
I have provided all kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat.

Job 26:8
God stores water in clouds, but they don't burst,

Psalms 104:10
You provide streams of water in the hills and valleys,

Psalms 148:4
Highest heavens, and the water above the highest heavens, come and offer praise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,.... An enemy that shall pull down and destroy the walls of it: this was fulfilled in the times of Uzziah, under whom Amos prophesied; and very likely in a very short time after this prophecy, who went out and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gaza, 2 Chronicles 26:6; or else in the times of Hezekiah, who smote the Philistines unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, 2 Kings 18:8; or however in the times of Nebuchadnezzar, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 25:20; as also in the times of Alexander the great, who, after he had taken Tyre, besieged Gaza, and after two months' siege took it, as Diodorus Siculus relates p; the wall being undermined and thrown down, he entered in at the ruins of it, as Curtius q says; in the times of the Maccabees the suburbs of it were burnt by Jonathan, and the place taken:

"61 From whence he went to Gaza, but they of Gaza shut him out; wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned the suburbs thereof with fire, and spoiled them. 62 Afterward, when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto Damascus.'' (1 Maccabees 11)

which shall devour the palaces thereof; the palaces of the governor, and of other great men in it; (the governor of it, when Alexander took it, was Batis;) and the stately towers of it, of which there were many. This city was about fifteen miles south of Askelon, and about four or five north of the river Bezor, and at a small distance from the Mediterranean. It was situated on an eminence, surrounded with the most beautiful and fertile valleys, watered by the above mentioned river, and a number of other springs; and at a further distance encompassed on the inland side with hills, all planted with variety of fine fruit trees. The city itself was strong, both by its situation, and by the stout "walls" and stately "bowers" that surrounded it, and built after the Philistine manner r Arrian also says s, it was a great city built on high ground, and encompassed with a strong wall, and was distant from the sea at least two and a half miles; Jeremiah 25:20- :.

p Bibliothec. tom. 2. l. 17. p. 526. q Hist. l. 4. c. 5, 6. r Universal History, vol. 2. p. 490. s De Expeditione Alex. l. 2. p. 150.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But - Literally, “and.” Thus had Gaza done, and thus would God do; “I will send a fire upon Gaza.” The sentence on Gaza stands out, probably in that it was first in power and in sin. It was the merchant-city of the five; the caravans parted from it or passed through it; and so this sale of the Jewish captives was ultimately effected through them. First in sin, first in punishment. Gaza was strong by nature and by art. “The access to it also,” Arrian notices , “lay through deep sand.” We do not hear of its being taken, except in the first times of Israel under the special protection of God Judges 1:1-2, Judges 1:18, or by great conquerors. All Philistia, probably, submitted to David; we hear of no special conquest of its towns 2 Samuel 8:1. Its siege cost Alexander 2 months , with all the aid of the engines with which he had taken Tyre, and the experience which he had there gained. The Egyptian accounts state, that when besieged by Tothmosis III it capitulated . Thenceforth, it had submitted neither to Egypt nor Assyria. Yet Amos declared absolutely, that Gaza should be destroyed by fire, and it was so. Sennacherib first, then, after Jeremiah had foretold anew the destruction of Gaza, Ashkelon, and the Philistines, Pharaoh Necho “smote Gaza” Jeremiah 47:1. Yet who, with human foresight only, would undertake to pronounce the destruction of a city so strong?