Amos 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

Amos 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“but I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.””

Amos 2:5 — World English Bible

Amos 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. ”

Amos 2:5 — American Standard Version

Amos 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it hath consumed palaces of Jerusalem.”

Amos 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. ”

Amos 2:5 — Darby Translation

Amos 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore will I send a fire vpon Iudah, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Ierusalem.”

Amos 2:5 — Geneva Bible

Amos 2:5 in Context — Amos 2

3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

4 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

6 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

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What Does Amos 2:5 Mean?

Amos 2:5 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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