Amos 2 · Verse 2

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:
Amos 2:2, King James Version

Amos 2:2 in other translations

BSBSo I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
WEBbut I will send a fire on Moab, and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;
ASVBut 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;
YLTAnd I have sent a fire against Moab, And it hath consumed the palaces of Kerioth, And dying with noise is Moab, With shouting, with voice of a trumpet.
DARBYAnd I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerijoth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
BBEAnd I will send a fire on Moab, burning up the great houses of Kerioth: and death will come on Moab with noise and outcries and the sound of the horn:
WebsterBut I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

What does Amos 2:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Kirioth--the chief city of Moab, called also Kir-Moab (Is 15:1). The form is plural here, as including both the acropolis and town itself (see Jr 48:24, 41, Margin). die with tumult--that is, amid the tumult of battle (Ho 10:14).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 The palaces of Kirioth - This was one of the principal cities of the Moabites. Moab shall die with tumult - All these expressions seem to refer to this city's being taken by storm, which was followed by a total slaughter of its inhabitants.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 2:1-8

The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms; but the Lord looks to our motives, as well as our conduct. Those that deal cruelly, shall be cruelly dealt with. Other nations were reckoned with for injuries done to men; Judah is reckoned with for dishonour done to God. Judah despised the law of the Lord; and he justly gave them up to strong delusion; nor was it any excuse for their sin, that they were the…

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Amos 2:2 in the original Hebrew

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וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי\־ve.shi.lach.ti-and I will send forthH7971
אֵ֣שׁ'esha fireH784
בְּמוֹאָ֔בbe.mo.'Avon MoabH4124
וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consumeH398
אַרְמְנ֣וֹת'ar.me.Not[the] fortresses ofH759
הַקְּרִיּ֑וֹתha.ke.ri.Yot<the> KeriothH7152
וּמֵ֤תu.Metand it will dieH4191
בְּשָׁאוֹן֙be.sha.'Onin uproarH7588
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124
בִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'Ahwith a shout of alarmH8643
בְּק֥וֹלbe.Kolwith [the] sound ofH6963
שׁוֹפָֽר\׃sho.Fara trumpetH7782

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

Cross references for Amos 2:2

  • Jeremiah 48:41

    Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

  • Jeremiah 48:24

    And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 48:34

    From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Kirioth.
Jer 48:24,41
with tumult.
1:14; Isa 9:5; Jer 48:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Amos 2:1

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

  • 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:

  • Amos 2:3

    And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

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Amos 2:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y meteré fuego en Moab, y consumirá los palacios de Chêrioth: y morirá Moab en alboroto, en estrépito y sonido de trompeta.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et j’enverrai un feu sur Moab, et il dévorera les palais de Kerijoth, et Moab mourra au milieu du tumulte, au milieu des cris, au son de la trompette,
German
Elberfelder 1871		so werde ich ein Feuer senden nach Moab, und es wird die Paläste von Kerijoth verzehren; und Moab wird sterben im Getümmel, unter Kriegsgeschrei, unter Posaunenschall;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et mittam ignem in Moab, et devorabit ædes Carioth: et morietur in sonitu Moab, in clangore tubæ.