Amos 2:5

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

But I will send {H7971} a fire {H784} upon Judah {H3063}, and it shall devour {H398} the palaces {H759} of Jerusalem {H3389}.

I will send fire on Y'hudah, and it will consume the palaces of Yerushalayim.

So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

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

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 17:27 (6 votes)

    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.

  • Hosea 8:14 (6 votes)

    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.

  • Jeremiah 21:10 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Jeremiah 39:8 (3 votes)

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

  • Jeremiah 37:8 (3 votes)

    And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

  • Jeremiah 37:10 (3 votes)

    For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained [but] wounded men among them, [yet] should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

  • Jeremiah 52:13 (3 votes)

    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: