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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 on the walls of Gaza that will destroy the city's strong buildings.
"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 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
Syria
The Lord says, "The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They treated the people of Gilead with savage cruelty. 4 So I will send fire upon the palace built by King Hazael and I will burn down the fortresses of King Benhadad. 5 I will smash the city gates of Damascus and remove the inhabitants of Aven Valley and the ruler of Betheden. The people of Syria will be taken away as prisoners to the land of Kir." 6Philistia
The Lord says, "The people of Gaza have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They carried off a whole nation and sold them as slaves to the people of Edom. 7 So I will send fire upon the city walls of Gaza and burn down its fortresses. 8 I will remove the rulers of the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. I will punish the city of Ekron, and all the Philistines who are left will die." 9Tyre
The Lord says, "The people of Tyre have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They carried off a whole nation into exile in the land of Edom, and did not keep the treaty of friendship they had made. 10 So I will send fire upon the city walls of Tyre and burn down its fortresses." 11Edom
The Lord says, "The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, and showed them no mercy. Their anger had no limits, and they never let it die. 12 So I will send fire upon the city of Teman and burn down the fortresses 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
He named the dome "Sky." Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear"—and it was done.
Then he commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit"—and it was done.
they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth"—and it was done.
Then God commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small"—and it was done.
blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.
I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat;
It is God who fills the clouds with water and keeps them from bursting with the weight.
You make springs flow in the valleys, and rivers run between the hills.
Praise him, highest heavens, and the 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?
