Amos 2:5
And I will send a fire on Juda, and it shall devour the foundations of Jerusalem.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 17:27But it shall come to pass, if ye will not hearken to me to sanctify the sabbath-day, to bear no burdens, nor go in with them by the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath-day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the streets of Jerusalem, and shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 37:8In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke off their neck, and will burst their bonds, and they shall no longer serve strangers:
Jeremiah 52:13and he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house; and all the houses of the city, and every great house he burnt with fire.
Amos 1:4And I will send a fire on the house of Azael, and it shall devour the foundations of the son of Ader.
Matthew Henry on Amos 2:2-9
The Judgment of Moab and of Judah; The Judgment of Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith… Read the whole commentary →