Amos 2:5

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

And I have sent a fire against Judah, || And it has consumed palaces of Jerusalem.”

YLT

And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it hath consumed palaces of Jerusalem.

DBY

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

DRC

And I will send a fire into Juda, and it shall devour the houses of Jerusalem.

GNV

Therefore will I send a fire vpon Iudah, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Ierusalem.

JPS

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

LXXE

And I will send a fire on Juda, and it shall devour the foundations of Jerusalem.

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WLC

וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πῦρ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν, καὶ καταφάγεται θεμέλια Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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• 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…
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Jeremiah 37:8–10Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down. This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will…

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