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Amos 1:7
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Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,and it will consume its citadels.
But I will send a fire on the wall of `Aza, And it will devour its palaces.
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour her strongholds.
"So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza And it will consume her citadels.
"So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] on the wall of Gaza And it shall consume her citadels.
Therefore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azzah, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof.
"So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza And it will consume her citadels.
So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza,And it will consume her citadels.
So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
That's why I will burn down the walls and fortresses of the city of Gaza.
I will send fire to the wall of ‘Azah, and it will consume its palaces.
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
So I will start a fire at the wall of Gaza that will destroy the high towers in Gaza.
But I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof;
So I will send fire upon the city walls of Gaza and burn down its fortresses.
So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses.
But I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour its palaces.
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, burning up its great houses:
So will I send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof;
But I wil send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall deuoure the palaces thereof.
Therfore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azza, whiche shall deuoure her palaces.
And I will send forth a fire on the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour its foundations.
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof:
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, And it will devour its palaces.
And Y schal sende fier in to the wal of Gasa, and it schal deuoure the housis therof.
but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces:
So I will set Gaza's city wall on fire; fire will consume her fortresses.
But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, Which shall devour its palaces.
So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza, and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it will destroy her strong-places.
So I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, fire that shall devour its strongholds.
Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, - which shall devour the palaces thereof;
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the houses thereof.
So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour her strongholds.
And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;
Therfore wil I sende a fyre in to ye walles of Gaza, which shal deuoure hir houses.
Contextual Overview
The People of Aram
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Damascus, I will punish them. They drove over the people of Gilead with threshing boards that had iron teeth. 4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael that will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad. 5 I will break down the bar of the gate to Damascus and destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven, as well as the leader of Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be taken captive to the country of Kir," says the Lord . 6The People of Philistia
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Gaza, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom. 7 So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza that will destroy the city's strong buildings. 8 I will destroy the king of the city of Ashdod, as well as the leader of Ashkelon. Then I will turn against the people of the city of Ekron, and the last of the Philistines will die," says the Lord God . 9The People of Phoenicia
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Tyre, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom, and they forgot the agreement among relatives they had made with Israel. 10 So I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will destroy the city's strong buildings." 11The People of Edom
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry. 12 So I will send fire on the city of Teman that will even destroy the strong buildings of 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
God named the air "sky." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant." And it happened.
They will be in the sky to give light to the earth." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the earth be filled with animals, each producing more of its own kind. Let there be tame animals and small crawling animals and wild animals, and let each produce more of its kind." And it happened.
God blessed them and said, "Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
God said, "Look, I have given you all the plants that have grain for seeds and all the trees whose fruits have seeds in them. They will be food for you.
He wraps up the waters in his thick clouds, but the clouds do not break under their weight.
You make springs pour into the ravines; they flow between the mountains.
Praise him, highest heavens and you waters above the sky.
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?
