Amos 1 · Verse 14

Amos 1:14

But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
Amos 1:14, King James Version

Amos 1:14 in other translations

BSBSo I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
WEBBut I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;
ASVBut I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
YLTAnd I have kindled a fire against the wall of Rabbah, And it hath consumed her palaces, With a shout in a day of battle, With a whirlwind in a day of hurricane,
DARBYAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
BBEAnd I will make a fire in the wall of Rabbah, burning up its great houses, with loud cries in the days of war, with a storm in the day of the great wind:
WebsterBut I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

What does Amos 1:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Rabbah--the capital of Ammon: meaning "the Great." Distinct from Rabbah of Moab. Called Philadelphia, afterwards, from Ptolemy Philadelphus. tempest--that is, with an onset swift, sudden, and resistless as a hurricane. day of the whirlwind--parallel to "the day of battle"; therefore meaning "the day of the foe's tumultuous assault."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 With shouting in the day of battle - They shall be totally subdued. This was done by Nebuchadnezzar. See Jer 27:3, Jer 27:6.

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 1:14 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִצַּ֤תִּיve.hitz.Tza.tiand I will kindleH3341
אֵשׁ֙'esha fireH784
בְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.Maton [the] wall ofH2346
רַבָּ֔הra.BahRabbahH7237
וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consumeH398
אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.hafortresses itsH759
בִּתְרוּעָה֙bit.ru.'Ahwith a shout of alarmH8643
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117
מִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahbattleH4421
בְּסַ֖עַרbe.Sa.'arwith a stormH5591
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117
סוּפָֽהsu.Faha storm-windH5492

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Cross references for Amos 1:14

  • Jeremiah 49:2

    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 3:11

    For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

  • Amos 2:2

    But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

  • Isaiah 30:30

    And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

  • 2 Samuel 12:26

    And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

  • Daniel 11:40

    And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

  • Job 39:25

    He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

  • Zechariah 7:14

    But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

  • Ezekiel 25:5

    And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Isaiah 9:5

    For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

  • Psalms 83:15

    So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Rabbah.
De 3:11; 2Sa 12:26; Jer 49:2; Eze 25:5
with shouting.
2:2; Job 39:25; Isa 9:5
with a.
Ps 83:15; Isa 30:30; Da 11:40; Zec 7:14

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Context

  • Amos 1:13

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

  • Amos 1:14

    But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

  • Amos 1:15

    And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.

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Amos 1:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y encenderé fuego en el muro de Rabba, y consumirá sus palacios con estruendo en día de batalla, con tempestad en día tempestuoso:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et j’allumerai un feu dans les murs de Rabba, et il dévorera ses palais, au milieu des cris au jour de la bataille, au milieu de la tempête au jour du tourbillon;
German
Elberfelder 1871
so werde ich ein Feuer anzünden in der Mauer von Rabba, und es wird seine Paläste verzehren unter Kriegsgeschrei am Tage des Kampfes, unter Sturm am Tage des Ungewitters;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et succendam ignem in muro Rabba, et devorabit ædes ejus in ululatu in die belli, et in turbine in die commotionis.