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Amos 1:7–8

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1:7So I will set Gaza’s city wall33 on fire;

fire34 will consume her fortresses.

1:8I will remove35 the ruler36 from Ashdod,37

the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon.38

I will strike Ekron39 with my hand;40

the rest of the Philistines will also die.”41

The sovereign Lord has spoken!

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Footnotes

  1. 33 The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
  2. 34 Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 35 Heb “cut off.”
  4. 36 Heb “the one who sits.” Some translations take this expression as a collective singular referring to the inhabitants rather than the ruler (e.g., , , ).
  5. 37 Ashdod was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashkelon, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).
  6. 38 Ashkelon was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).
  7. 39 Ekron was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza, and Gath).
  8. 40 Heb “I will turn my hand against Ekron.” For other uses of the idiom, “turn the hand against,” see Ps 81:14; Isa 1:25; Jer 6:9; Zech 13:7.
  9. 41 Heb “and the remnant of the Philistines will perish.” The translation above assumes that reference is made to other Philistines beside those living in the cities mentioned. Another option is to translate, “Every last Philistine will die.”

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,

and it shall devour her strongholds.

I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod,

and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;

I will turn my hand against Ekron,

and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”

says the Lord God.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will send fire on the walls of Gaza

that will consume her fortresses.

I will destroy the king of Ashdod

and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.

I will turn my hand against Ekron,

till the last of the Philistines are dead,”

says the Sovereign Lord.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,

and it will consume its citadels.

I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,

and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.

I will also turn my hand against Ekron,

and the remainder of the Philistines will perish.

The Lord God has spoken.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,

and all its fortresses will be destroyed.

I will slaughter the people of Ashdod

and destroy the king of Ashkelon.

Then I will turn to attack Ekron,

and the few Philistines still left will be killed,”

says the Sovereign Lord.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses. And I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Ashkelon. I will also turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,

Which shall devour the palaces thereof:

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod,

And him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon,

And I will turn mine hand against Ekron:

And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

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