Amos 2:5
What does Amos 2:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Amos 2:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I will send a fire on Judah, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it hath consumed palaces of Jerusalem.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I will send a fire into Juda, and it shall devour the houses of Jerusalem.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Context
v.4Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk.
v.5This passage
v.6Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes—
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 8:14
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.
- Jeremiah 39:8
And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 37:8
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
- Jeremiah 17:27
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
- Jeremiah 52:13
And he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned he with fire.
- Jeremiah 21:10
For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
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