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The battle will come upon them with shouts, like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour her strongholds, with shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, And it shall devour its palaces, Amid shouting in the day of battle, And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah, And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle, <i>And</i> amid a storm on the day of tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle, And a storm on the day of tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah, And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle And a storm on the day of tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah, And it will consume her citadels Amid a loud shout on the day of battle And a storm on the day of tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“So I will kindle a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] on the wall of Rabbah [in Ammon] And it shall devour its strongholds Amid war cries <i>and</i> shouts of alarm on the day of battle, And a tempest on the day of the whirlwind [when the enemy captures the city].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah, and it will consume its citadels. There will be shouting on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of the storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah, and it will consume its citadels. There will be shouting on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of the storm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now I will send fire to destroy the walls and fortresses of Rabbah. Enemies will shout and attack like a whirlwind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbath and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah and burn down its palaces while troops are shouting on the day of battle and winds are howling on the day of the storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon the city walls of Rabbah and burn down its fortresses. Then there will be shouts on the day of battle, and the fighting will rage like a storm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will send down fire upon the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour their fortified citadels with an alarm sounding in the time of battle, and with a whirlwind in the time of storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I will set fire to Rabbah's city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Rabbah, "" And it has consumed her palaces, "" With a shout in a day of battle, "" With a whirlwind in a day of windstorm,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Rabbah, And it hath consumed her palaces, With a shout in a day of battle, With a whirlwind in a day of hurricane,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I kindled a fire in the walls of Rabbah, and it devoured her palaces with a loud noise in the day of war, with a storm in the day of whirlwind:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabba: and it shall devour the houses thereof with shouting in the day of battle, and with a whirlwind in the day of trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will ignite a fire on the wall of Rabbah. And it will devour its buildings, with wailing on the day of war, and with a whirlwind on the day of commotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will kindle a fire upon the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its strongholds Amid war cries on the day of battle, amid stormwind on the day of tempest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah, fire that shall devour its strongholds, with shouting on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the whirlwind;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I will kindle a fire in the streets of Rabbath, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall set fire in the streets of Rabath, and it will devour her palaces in shouting in the day of war in the whirlwind in the day of the storm<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So will I kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will kindle a fire on the walls of Rabbath, and it shall devour her foundations with shouting in the day of war, and she shall be shaken in the days of her destruction:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=173" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Judgment on Israel's Neighbors</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3341.htm" title="3341: wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To kindle, burn. A primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate.">So I will kindle</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: bə·ḥō·w·maṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">in the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/7237.htm" title="7237: rab·bāh (N-proper-fs) -- Two places in Isr. Feminine of rab; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West.">of Rabbah</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to consume</a> <a href="/hebrew/759.htm" title="759: ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">its citadels</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: biṯ·rū·‘āh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">amid war cries</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">of battle</a> <a href="/hebrew/5591.htm" title="5591: bə·sa·‘ar (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A hurricane. Or ctarah; from ca'ar; a hurricane.">and a violent wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5492.htm" title="5492: sū·p̄å̄h (N-fs) -- A storm wind. From cuwph; a hurricane.">of tempest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Jeremiah 49:27</a></span><br />“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4-5</a></span><br />Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. / They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-8.htm">Ezekiel 30:8</a></span><br />Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a></span><br />Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></span><br />Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Nahum 3:15</a></span><br />There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Jeremiah 17:27</a></span><br />But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Zechariah 9:4</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-8</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-17.htm">Luke 3:17</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:</p><p class="hdg">Rabbah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a></b></br> For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead <i>was</i> a bedstead of iron; <i>is</i> it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits <i>was</i> the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26</a></b></br> And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">with shouting.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Amos 2:2</a></b></br> But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, <i>and</i> with the sound of the trumpet:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/39-25.htm">Job 39:25</a></b></br> He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Isaiah 9:5</a></b></br> For every battle of the warrior <i>is</i> with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but <i>this</i> shall be with burning <i>and</i> fuel of fire.</p><p class="hdg">with a.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Psalm 83:15</a></b></br> So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></b></br> And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of <i>his</i> anger, and <i>with</i> the flame of a devouring fire, <i>with</i> scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Daniel 11:40</a></b></br> And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; 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The imagery of fire symbolizes destruction and purification, often used in the Old Testament to denote God's wrath (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Jeremiah 21:14</a>). Historically, Rabbah was a fortified city, and its walls represented strength and security. The prophecy of fire consuming these walls signifies the complete overthrow of Ammonite defenses, aligning with God's judgment against nations for their sins, as seen throughout the prophetic books.<p><b>to consume its citadels</b><br>Citadels were the fortified centers of ancient cities, serving as the last line of defense. The destruction of these strongholds implies total conquest and the end of Ammonite power. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God humbling the proud and powerful (<a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a>). Archaeological evidence from the region shows that such fortifications were common, underscoring the severity of this prophecy.<p><b>amid war cries on the day of battle</b><br>The mention of war cries evokes the chaos and terror of warfare. In the ancient Near East, battles were often accompanied by loud shouts to intimidate enemies and rally troops. This phrase suggests a decisive and overwhelming attack, possibly by the Babylonians or another rising power, as God's instrument of judgment. The "day of battle" is a motif found in other prophetic texts, symbolizing a time of divine intervention and judgment (<a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-16</a>).<p><b>and a violent wind on the day of tempest</b><br>The violent wind and tempest imagery convey the unstoppable and destructive force of God's judgment. In biblical literature, wind often symbolizes God's power and presence (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a>, <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2</a>). This phrase may also allude to natural disasters accompanying military defeat, emphasizing the totality of the calamity. The tempest reflects the chaos and upheaval that accompany divine retribution, resonating with the eschatological themes found in other prophetic writings (<a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Isaiah 29:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver messages of judgment to Israel and surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rabbah.htm">Rabbah</a></b><br>The capital city of the Ammonites, located east of the Jordan River. It was a significant city known for its fortifications and wealth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a></b><br>A people descended from Lot, often in conflict with Israel. They are the recipients of God's judgment in this passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fire.htm">Fire</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's judgment and purification, often used in prophetic literature to denote destruction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_battle/storm.htm">Day of Battle/Storm</a></b><br>Represents a time of divine intervention and upheaval, emphasizing the severity of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations, not just Israel. His judgments are just and based on His righteous standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>The imagery of fire and storm underscores the certainty and intensity of God's judgment. Believers are reminded that God will address all injustice in His time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>The Ammonites' fate serves as a warning to all nations and individuals to repent and turn to God. Humility before God can avert His wrath.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Amos are instruments of God's message. Their warnings are opportunities for repentance and change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The destruction of Rabbah illustrates the severe consequences of sin and rebellion against God. It serves as a reminder to live in obedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_amos.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Amos?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_extrabiblical_records_of_2_sam_10.htm">In 2 Samuel 10:8-9, is there any extrabiblical record indicating the precise locations and numbers of soldiers involved in these battles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_bethel's_altars'_destruction.htm">Amos 3:14: Have researchers discovered any compelling historical proof of the destruction of Bethel's altars described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Jeremiah gives a vivid account of the impending doom of Ammon, quoting and expanding this very passage (<a href="/context/jeremiah/49-1.htm" title="Concerning the Ammonites, thus said the LORD; Has Israel no sons? has he no heir? why then does their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?">Jeremiah 49:1-3</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Rabbah</span>, "the Great," or <span class="accented">Rabbath-Ammon</span>, the capital of Ammon, was situated on the southern arm of the Jabbok, and was a place of remarkable strength (see <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">2 Samuel 11:1</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26</a>, etc.; <a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1-3</a>). "For picturesqueness of situation, I know of no ruins to compare with Ammon. The most striking feature is the citadel, which formerly contained not merely the garrison, but an upper town, and covered an extensive area. The lofty plateau on which it was situated is triangular in shape; two sides are formed by the valleys which diverge from the apex, where they are divided by a low neck, and thence separating, fall into the valley of the Jabbok, which forms the base of the triangle, and contained the lower town. Climbing up the citadel, we can trace the remains of the moat, and, crossing it, find ourselves in a maze of ruins. The massive walls - the lower parts of which still remain, and which, rising from the precipitous sides of the cliff, rendered any attempt at scaling impossible - were evidently Ammonite. As I leant over them and looked sheer down about three hundred feet into one wady, and four hundred feet into the other, I did not wonder at its having occurred to King David that the leader of a forlorn hope against these ramparts would meet with certain death, and consequently assigning the position to Uriah.... Joab afterwards took the lower city, which he called 'the city of waters,' indicating very probably that the Jabbok was dammed into a lake near the lower city, to which the conformation of the valley would lend itself" (Oliphant, 'Land of Gilead,' p. 259, etc.). There is a sketch of the citadel hill in the 'Dictionary of the Bible,' 2:985. The city was taken by Nebuchadnezzar (<a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Jeremiah 27:3, 6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2, 3</a>), either at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem, or in the course of his Egyptian campaign (Josephus, 'Ant.,' 10:09. 7). The expression, <span class="cmt_word">I will kindle a fire</span> (not "send," as elsewhere), possibly implies, as Pusey suggests, a conflagration from within. <span class="cmt_word">The shouting</span> is the battle cry of the opposing host, which adds to the horror of the scene (<a href="/job/39-25.htm">Job 39:25</a>). <span class="cmt_word">With a tempest.</span> The idea is that the walls should fall before the invaders, as if they were teats swept away in a whirlwind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So I will kindle</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִצַּ֤תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3341.htm">Strong's 3341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To burn, set on fire, to desolate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the walls</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחוֹמַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥō·w·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Rabbah</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7237.htm">Strong's 7237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rabbah -- two places in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to consume</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָכְלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its citadels</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_759.htm">Strong's 759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A citadel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">amid war cries</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתְרוּעָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(biṯ·rū·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of battle</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחָמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a violent wind</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּסַ֖עַר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·sa·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5591.htm">Strong's 5591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hurricane</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of tempest.</span><br /><span class="heb">סוּפָֽה‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(sū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5492.htm">Strong's 5492: </a> </span><span class="str2">A storm wind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/1-14.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 1:14 But I will kindle a fire (Amo. 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