Amos 1:7

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

fire ²  will consume her fortresses.

Amos 1:10

1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; ³ 

fire ⁴  will consume her fortresses.”

Amos 1:14

1:14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s ⁵  city wall; ⁶ 

fire ⁷  will consume her fortresses.

War cries will be heard on the day of battle; ⁸ 

a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. ⁹ 

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

[1:7]  ² tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:10]  ³ sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

[1:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:14]  ⁵ sn Rabbah was the Ammonite capital.

[1:14]  ⁶ sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

[1:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”

[1:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.”