Amos 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:”

Amos 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.”

Amos 1:7 — World English Bible

Amos 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. ”

Amos 1:7 — American Standard Version

Amos 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;”

Amos 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. ”

Amos 1:7 — Darby Translation

Amos 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore will I sende a fire vpon the walles of Azzah, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof.”

Amos 1:7 — Geneva Bible

Amos 1:7 in Context — Amos 1

5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.

6 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

9 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

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What Does Amos 1:7 Mean?

Amos 1:7 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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