Amos 2:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.””
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BSBPD
“So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it hath consumed palaces of Jerusalem.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Amos 2:5 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- Jeremiah 17:27But 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.’”
- Jeremiah 21:10For 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.’
- Jeremiah 37:8Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.
- Jeremiah 39:8The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 52:13He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- Hosea 8:14Israel 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.
- Amos 1:4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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