Amos 1:7

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“So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.”

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BSBPD

“So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Amos 1:7 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
  2. Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
  3. 2 Kings 18:8He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
  5. Psalms 75:7but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
  6. Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
  7. Jeremiah 25:18to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;
  8. Jeremiah 47:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
  9. Amos 1:4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
  10. Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
  11. Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see and fear;Gaza will writhe in agony,as will Ekron,for her hope will wither.There will cease to be a king in Gaza,and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
  12. Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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