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Amos 2:5

Jerusalem
Judgment

3 I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

4 This 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.

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

6 This 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.

7 They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
KJV
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
WEB
but I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
ASV
but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
DARBY
And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
BLB
And I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the citadels of Jerusalem.”
ÅB
men jeg vil sende ild mot Juda, og den skal fortære Jerusalems palasser.
OTB
Derfor vil jeg sende ild over Juda,
og den skal fortære festningene i Jerusalem.»
B1930
men jeg vil sende ild mot Juda, og den skal fortære Jerusalems palasser.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 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.’”

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  • 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.’

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  • Jeremiah 52:13

    He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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  • Jeremiah 37:8–10

    Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.

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  • Jeremiah 39:8

    The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

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