Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
New American Standard Bible
And it will consume her citadels.
King James Version
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
Holman Bible
and it will consume its citadels.
International Standard Version
So I will send down fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it will devour their fortified citadels;
A Conservative Version
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces of it.
American Standard Version
but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
Amplified
“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] on the wall of Gaza
And it shall consume her citadels.
Bible in Basic English
And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, burning up its great houses:
Julia Smith Translation
And I sent a fire upon the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour its palaces.
King James 2000
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces:
Lexham Expanded Bible
So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses.
Modern King James verseion
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore will I send a fire in to the walls of Gaza, which shall devour her houses.
NET Bible
So I will set Gaza's city wall on fire; fire will consume her fortresses.
New Heart English Bible
but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, - which shall devour the palaces thereof;
Webster
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces:
World English Bible
but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;
Themes
Gaza » Also called azzah » Prophecies relating to
Philistines » Prophecies against
Philistines » Prophecies respecting » Hatred and revenge against israel to be fully recompensed
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 1:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gaza Will Be Judged For Its Crimes
6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gazah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom. 7 And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, For the time when their foot shall slip. For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that shall come upon them make haste.
Deuteronomy 32:41-43
If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
2 Kings 18:8
He smote the Philistines unto Gazah and its borders, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
2 Chronicles 26:6
And he went forth and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
Psalm 75:7-8
For God is the judge; he putteth down one and exalteth another.
Psalm 94:1-5
O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;
Jeremiah 25:18-20
Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a waste, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
Jeremiah 47:1
The word of Jehovah that came to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh smote Gazah.
Amos 1:4
And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
Zephaniah 2:4
For Gazah shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon shall be a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Zechariah 9:5-7
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gazah also, and she shall be greatly pained; Ekron also, for her expectation shall be put to shame: and the king shall perish from Gazah, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
Romans 12:19
not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.