Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses.

New American Standard Bible

“So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza
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

Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
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:

Darby Translation

And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

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:

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But I will send
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

a fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

on the wall
חומה 
Chowmah 
Usage: 133

of Gaza
עזּה 
`Azzah 
Usage: 21

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

the palaces
ארמון 
'armown 
Usage: 33

References

Context Readings

Gaza Will Be Judged For Its Crimes

6 Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom! 7 So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses. 8 And I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Ashkelon. I will also turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish," says the Lord Yahweh.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:35

{Vengeance belongs to me} and [also] recompense, {for at the time their foot slips}, because the day of their disaster [is] near, {and fate comes quickly for them}.'

Deuteronomy 32:41-43

When I sharpen {my flashing sword}, and my hand takes hold [of it] in judgment, {I will take reprisals against my foes}, and my haters I will repay.

2 Kings 18:8

He attacked [the] Philistines up to Gaza and its territory from the watchtower up to the fortified city.

2 Chronicles 26:6

And he went out and made war against the Philistines, and he broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines.

Psalm 75:7-8

rather God [is the] judge; one he brings low, and another he lifts up.

Psalm 94:1-5

O Yahweh, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.

Jeremiah 25:18-20

Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, and its kings, [and] its officials, to make them a site of ruins, a horror, an [object of] hissing, and a curse, as [it is] this day;

Jeremiah 47:1

The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning [the] Philistines {before} Pharaoh attacked Gaza.

Amos 1:4

So I will send fire against Hazael's house and it will consume the citadel fortresses of Ben-Hadad.

Zephaniah 2:4

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon as a desolation. [As for] Ashdod, at noon they will drive her away, and Ekron shall be uprooted.

Zechariah 9:5-7

Ashkelon will see and will be afraid, and Gaza will writhe exceedingly, and Ekron [also], because its hope is ruined. And the king from Gaza will perish, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

Romans 12:19

Do not take revenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to [God's] wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance [is] mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

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