Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
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.
King James 2000
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour 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 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 So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they have despised the Laws of Jehovah, and have not kept His commandments. And their lies after which their fathers walked led them astray. 5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. 6 So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals;
Cross References
Jeremiah 17:27
But if you will not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy, and not to carry a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be put out.
Hosea 8:14
For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and builds temples. And Judah has multiplied cities. But I will send a fire on his cities, and it shall burn up her palaces.
Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set My face against this city for evil, and not for good, says Jehovah. 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 capture 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 he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king's house. And he burned with fire all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great ones.