Amos 1:7

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

fire will consume her fortresses.

Amos 1:10

1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall;

fire will consume her fortresses.”

Amos 1:12

1:12 So I will set Teman on fire;

fire will consume Bozrah’s fortresses.”

Amos 2:5

2:5 So I will set Judah on fire,

and it will consume Jerusalem’s fortresses.”

Amos 1:4

1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house on fire;

fire 10  will consume Ben Hadad’s 11  fortresses.


sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn Teman was an important region (or perhaps city) in Edom.

tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn Bozrah was a city located in northern Edom.

map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

tn “Hazael’s house” (“the house of Hazael”) refers to the dynasty of Hazael.

10 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

11 sn Ben-hadad may refer to Hazael’s son and successor (2 Kgs 13:3, 24) or to an earlier king (see 1 Kgs 20), perhaps the ruler whom Hazael assassinated when he assumed power.