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Amos 2:5

Jerusalem
Judgment

3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

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

6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to 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.

Compare

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

    For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Jeremiah 52:13

    And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

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  • 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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  • Jeremiah 39:8

    And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

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