Amos 1 · Verse 10

Amos 1:10

But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
Amos 1:10, King James Version

Amos 1:10 in other translations

BSBSo I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”
WEBbut I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its palaces.”
ASVBut I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
YLTAnd I have sent a fire against the wall of Tyre, And it hath consumed her palaces.
DARBYAnd I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
BBEAnd I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, burning up its great houses.
WebsterBut I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, which shall devour its palaces:

What does Amos 1:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. fire--(Compare Am 1:4, 7; Is 23:1-18; Eze 26:1-28:26). Many parts of Tyre were burnt by fiery missiles of the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar. Alexander of Macedon subsequently overthrew it.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus - The destructive fire or siege by Nebuchadnezzar, which lasted thirteen years, and ended in the destruction of this ancient city; see on Eze 26:7-14 (note), as above. It was finally ruined by Alexander, and is now only a place for a few poor fishermen to spread their nets upon.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 1:1-15

Judgments against the Syrians, Philistines, Tyrians, Edomites, and Ammonites. --GOD employed a shepherd, a herdsman, to reprove and warn the people. Those to whom God gives abilities for his services, ought not to be despised for their origin, or their employment. Judgments are denounced against the neighbouring nations, the oppressors of God's people. The number of transgressions does not here mean that exact…

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Amos 1:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiand I will send forthH7971
אֵ֖שׁ'esha fireH784
בְּח֣וֹמַתbe.Cho.maton [the] wall ofH2346
צֹ֑רTzorTyreH6865
וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consumeH398
אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ\׃\ \פ'ar.me.no.Tei.hafortresses itsH759

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Amos 1:10

  • Zechariah 9:4

    Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

  • Amos 1:7

    But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

  • Ezekiel 26:12

    And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.

  • Amos 1:4

    But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4,7-2:16; Eze 26:12; Zec 9:4

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Context

  • Amos 1:9

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

  • Amos 1:10

    But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

  • Amos 1:11

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

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Amos 1:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y meteré fuego en el muro de Tiro, y consumirá sus palacios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais j’enverrai un feu dans les murs de Tyr, et il dévorera ses palais.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so werde ich ein Feuer senden in die Mauer von Tyrus, und es wird seine Paläste verzehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et mittam ignem in murum Tyri, et devorabit ædes ejus.