Amos 1:4

Context

1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house¹ on fire;

fire² will consume Ben Hadad’s³ fortresses.

Amos 1:7

Context

1:7 So I will set Gaza’s city wall⁴ on fire;

fire⁵ will consume her fortresses.

Amos 1:10

Context

1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall;⁶

fire⁷ will consume her fortresses.”

Amos 1:12

Context

1:12 So I will set Teman⁸ on fire;

fire⁹ will consume Bozrah’s¹⁰ fortresses.”

Amos 1:14

Context

1:14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s¹¹ city wall;¹²

fire¹³ will consume her fortresses.

War cries will be heard on the day of battle;¹⁴

a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.¹⁵

[1:4] ¹tn “Hazael’s house” (“the house of Hazael”) refers to the dynasty of Hazael.

[1:4] ²tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:4] ³sn 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.

[1:7] ⁴sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

[1:7] ⁵tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:10] ⁷sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

[1:10] ⁸tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:12] ¹⁰sn Teman was an important region (or perhaps city) in Edom.

[1:12] ¹¹tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:12] ¹²sn Bozrah was a city located in northern Edom.

[1:14] ¹³sn Rabbah was the Ammonite capital.

[1:14] ¹⁴sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

[1:14] ¹⁵tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:14] ¹⁶tn Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”

[1:14] ¹⁷tn Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.”