Amos 1:14–15
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1:14So I will set fire to Rabbah’s65 city wall;66
fire67 will consume her fortresses.
War cries will be heard on the day of battle;68
a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.69
1:15Ammon’s70 king will be deported;71
he and his officials72 will be carried off73 together.”
The Lord has spoken!
Footnotes
- 65 was the Ammonite capital.
- 66 The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
- 67 Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 68 Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”
- 69 Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.” A windstorm is a metaphor for judgment and destruction in the OT (see Isa 29:6; Jer 23:19) and ancient Near Eastern literature.
- 70 Heb “their”; the referent (Ammon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 71 Heb “will go into exile.”
- 72 Or “princes” (, , , ); “officers”; “leaders.”
- 73 The words “will be carried off” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,
and it shall devour her strongholds,
with shouting on the day of battle,
with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
and their king shall go into exile,
he and his princes together,”
says the Lord.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah
that will consume her fortresses
amid war cries on the day of battle,
amid violent winds on a stormy day.
Her king will go into exile,
he and his officials together,”
says the Lord.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.
Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.
The Lord has spoken.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
And their king and his princes will go into exile together,”
says the Lord.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah and it will devour its citadel fortresses with a war cry on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the violent tempest. And their king will go into exile, he and his commanders together,” says Yahweh.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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:
And their king shall go into captivity,
He and his princes together, saith the Lord.
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