Parallel Verses
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 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
Jehovah continued: I will not withdraw punishment for the many transgressions of Judah. For they have rejected the Law of Jehovah! They have not kept his statutes. Their lies have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked.
5
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
Cross References
Jeremiah 17:27
If you do not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through 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 quenched.'
Hosea 8:14
The people of Israel have built palaces, and they have forgotten their maker. The people of Judah have built many fortified cities. I will send a fire on their cities and burn down their palaces.
Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares Jehovah. It will be surrendered to the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.
Jeremiah 37:8-10
Then the Babylonians will return. They will attack the city, capture it, and burn it down.
Jeremiah 39:8
The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the houses of the people and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 52:13
He burned down Jehovah's Temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.