1:7 So I will set Gaza’s city wall 1 on fire;
fire 2 will consume her fortresses.
1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; 3
fire 4 will consume her fortresses.”
1:12 So I will set Teman 5 on fire;
fire 6 will consume Bozrah’s 7 fortresses.”
2:5 So I will set Judah on fire,
and it will consume Jerusalem’s fortresses.” 8
1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house 9 on fire;
fire 10 will consume Ben Hadad’s 11 fortresses.
1 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
2 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
4 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 sn Teman was an important region (or perhaps city) in Edom.
6 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 sn Bozrah was a city located in northern Edom.
7 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.
9 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.