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Amos 1:7 KJV
Amos · chapter 1 · verse 7
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:Amos 1:7 · King James Version
Amos 1:7 in context
5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
6Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
9Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- devourʼâkalto eatH398 →
- sendshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
- fireʼêshfireH784 →
- wallchôwmâha wall of protectionH2346 →
- GazaʻAzzâhAzzah, a place in PalestineH5804 →
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What the Lord says here may be explained by what he says Jer 12:14, Thus said the Lord, against all my evil neighbours that touch the inheritance of my people Israel, Behold, I will pluck them out.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-15