Amos 1:14-15
Context1:14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s 1 city wall; 2
fire 3 will consume her fortresses.
War cries will be heard on the day of battle; 4
a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. 5
1:15 Ammon’s 6 king will be deported; 7
he and his officials 8 will be carried off 9 together.”
The Lord has spoken!
[1:14] 1 sn Rabbah was the Ammonite capital.
[1:14] 2 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
[1:14] 3 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:14] 4 tn Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”
[1:14] 5 tn Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.”
[1:15] 6 tn Heb “their”; the referent (Ammon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:15] 7 tn Heb “will go into exile.”
[1:15] 8 tn Or “princes” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NLT); TEV “officers”; CEV “leaders.”
[1:15] 9 tn The words “will be carried off” are supplied in the translation for clarification.