Parallel Verses
King James 2000
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
King James Version
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Holman Bible
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
International Standard Version
So I will send down fire upon Judah, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Jerusalem."
A Conservative Version
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Amplified
“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction by the Babylonians] upon Judah
And it will devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
Bible in Basic English
And I will send a fire on Judah, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem.
Darby Translation
And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Julia Smith Translation
And I sent a fire upon Judah, and it devoured the palaces of Jerusalem.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So I will send a fire against Judah and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Jerusalem.
Modern King James verseion
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore will I send a fire into Judah, which shall consume the palaces of Jerusalem.'
NET Bible
So I will set Judah on fire, and it will consume Jerusalem's fortresses."
New Heart English Bible
But I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem."
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore will I send a fire upon Judah, - which shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Webster
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
World English Bible
But I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem."
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it hath consumed palaces of Jerusalem.
Themes
Despisement » The reward for despising the word of God
Jerusalem » Prophecies against
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 2:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On Judah
4 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after which their fathers have walked: 5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. 6 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
Cross References
Jeremiah 17:27
But if you 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 its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Hosea 8:14
For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and builds temples; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour his palaces.
Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
Jeremiah 37:8-10
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
Jeremiah 39:8
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 52:13
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: