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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So I will send down fire on Teman, and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.<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 send a fire upon Teman, Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”<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 send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So I will send fire upon Teman, And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Teman, And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] upon Teman, And it shall consume the citadels of Bozrah [in Edom].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.<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 send fire against Teman, and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.<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 wipe out the fortresses of Teman and Bozrah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will send a fire on Teman and burn down the palaces of Bozrah.<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 of Teman and burn down the fortresses of Bozrah." <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 Teman, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Bozrah."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I will set Teman on fire; fire will consume Bozrah's fortresses." <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 send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah."<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 send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.” <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 sent a fire against Teman, "" And it has consumed palaces of Bozrah.”<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 sent a fire against Teman, And it hath consumed palaces of Bozrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I sent a fire upon Teman and it devoured the palaces of Bozrah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will send a fire onto Teman, and it will devour the buildings of Bozrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will send fire upon Teman, and it will devour the strongholds of Bozrah. <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 send a fire on Teman, and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.<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 send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall send fire to Timan and it will devour the palaces of Butsar<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 send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will send forth a fire upon Thaman, and it shall devour the foundations of her walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/1-12.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=150" 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">11</span>This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·šil·laḥ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">So I will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/8487.htm" title="8487: bə·ṯê·mān (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Teman; the same as teyman; Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them.">upon Teman</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·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">the citadels</a> <a href="/hebrew/1224.htm" title="1224: bāṣ·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Bozrah -- fortress, a city in Edom, also one in Moab. The same as botsrah; Botsrah, a place in Edom.">of Bozrah.”</a> </span><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.…<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="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a></span><br />Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-10</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a></span><br />Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-15</a></span><br />Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a></span><br />This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Jeremiah 25:21</a></span><br />Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a></span><br />So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a></span><br />See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.</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 send a fire on Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.</p><p class="hdg">Teman.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-11.htm">Genesis 36:11</a></b></br> And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7,20</a></b></br> Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; <i>Is</i> wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9,10</a></b></br> And thy mighty <i>men</i>, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter… </p><p class="hdg">Bozrah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-33.htm">Genesis 36:33</a></b></br> And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a></b></br> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, <i>and</i> with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13,22</a></b></br> For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Bozrah</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Citadels</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/amos/1-10.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Teman</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Bozrah</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Citadels</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Teman</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/1-1.htm">The time when Amos prophesied.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/1-3.htm">He shows God's judgment upon Syria,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/1-6.htm">upon the Philistines,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/1-9.htm">upon Tyrus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">upon Edom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">upon Ammon.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical literature, fire often symbolizes God's wrath and purification. Teman was a region in Edom, known for its wisdom and might (<a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7</a>). The sending of fire suggests a complete and consuming judgment, reflecting God's sovereignty over nations. Historically, Edom was a long-standing adversary of Israel, and this judgment underscores the consequences of their hostility.<p><b>to consume the citadels of Bozrah.</b><br>Bozrah was a major city in Edom, often associated with strength and fortification. The mention of citadels highlights the destruction of places of power and security. This prophecy aligns with other biblical passages where God judges nations for their pride and opposition to His people (<a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13</a>). The destruction of Bozrah's citadels signifies the futility of relying on human defenses against divine judgment. This can be seen as a type of Christ's ultimate victory over all earthly powers, emphasizing the theme of divine justice and redemption.<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/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, often associated with wisdom and strength, located in the southern part of modern-day Jordan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bozrah.htm">Bozrah</a></b><br>A major city in Edom, known for its fortifications and strategic importance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>A nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_of_god.htm">Judgment of God</a></b><br>The event where God pronounces His judgment against Edom for their sins, symbolized by the sending of fire.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_universal.htm">God's Justice is Universal</a></b><br>God's judgment is not limited to Israel but extends to all nations, including Edom. This reminds us that God's standards of righteousness apply universally.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_hostility.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Hostility</a></b><br>Edom's downfall is a result of their pride and hostility towards Israel. We must guard against pride and hostility in our own lives, recognizing that these attitudes lead to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>The fulfillment of prophecies against Edom demonstrates the reliability of God's Word. We can trust that what God has spoken will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_brotherhood.htm">The Importance of Brotherhood</a></b><br>Edom's sin against Israel, their brother nation, highlights the importance of maintaining peace and love within our relationships, especially among fellow believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_reconciliation.htm">Repentance and Reconciliation</a></b><br>While Edom faced judgment, the broader biblical account encourages repentance and reconciliation. We are called to seek forgiveness and restore broken relationships.<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/what_is_the_book_of_amos_about.htm">What is the Book of Amos about?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_edom's_judgment_match_history.htm">(Amos 1:11–12) Do the details of Edom’s judgment align with known historical events, or does any inconsistency suggest anachronism or error?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_bozrah's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Bozrah's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_edom's_judgment_in_isaiah.htm">Does Isaiah 34:5–6 have any historical or archaeological evidence to support its portrayal of Edom’s judgment? </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>(12) <span class= "bld">Teman.</span>--According to <a href="/genesis/36-11.htm" title="And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.">Genesis 36:11</a>, a name for a grandson of Esau. The district and chief town of this name are often referred to in the Prophets (<a href="/context/jeremiah/49-7.htm" title="Concerning Edom, thus said the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?">Jeremiah 49:7-8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.">Ezekiel 25:13</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm" title="God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.">Habakkuk 3:3</a>; <a href="/context/obadiah/1-8.htm" title="Shall I not in that day, said the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?">Obadiah 1:8-9</a>). The wisdom and might of the Temanites were well known, and Eliphaz the Temanite was one of the sage interlocutors of the Book of Job. It was situated, according to Burckhardt and Robinson, south of the Wady Musa.<p><span class= "bld">Bozrah</span>.--Referred to in <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm" title="For I have sworn by myself, said the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.">Jeremiah 49:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm" title="Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.">Jeremiah 49:22</a>; <a href="/micah/2-12.htm" title="I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the middle of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.">Micah 2:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm" title="The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.">Isaiah 34:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm" title="Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.">Isaiah 63:1</a>. Quite distinct from Bozrah in Moab (<a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm" title="And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.">Jeremiah 48:24</a>). The former is situated south of the Dead Sea, identified by Robinson and Burckhardt with the village of <span class= "ital">El Buseireh</span> in Jebal. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - Teman is the region of Idumaea, of which Bozrah is the capital. Both Jerome and Eusebius ('Onomast.') speak of a city so called not far from Petra; but in the Old Testament the name is applied to a district; and as the word in Hebrew means "south," it is probably the southern portion of the land of Edom. <span class="cmt_word">Bozrah</span> (<span class="accented">hod</span>. <span class="accented">Busaireh</span>) was the old capital of Edom, situated on a hill south of the Dead Sea (see <a href="/genesis/36-33.htm">Genesis 36:33</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a>). Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Jeremiah 49:17</a>) predicts the punishment of Edom, and Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a>) does likewise. The monologue of Obadiah has been already referred to. The instrument of vengeance in the present ease was Nebuchadnezzar, though it suffered much at the hands of other enemies, as the Nabathaeans and Maccabees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/1-12.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 send</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šil·laḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖שׁ</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">upon Teman</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתֵימָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯê·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8487.htm">Strong's 8487: </a> </span><span class="str2">Teman -- a northern district of Edom, also an Edomite chief</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">the citadels</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְמְנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·mə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<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">of Bozrah.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּצְרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bāṣ·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1224.htm">Strong's 1224: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bozrah -- 'fortress', a city in Edom, also one in Moab</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/1-12.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 1:12 But I will send a fire (Amo. 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