Amos 2:5

5 I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”

Amos 2:5 in Other Translations

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

5 So I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem. ”

5 So I will send down fire on Judah, and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”

5 For that, I'm burning down Judah, burning down all the forts of Jerusalem." Destroyed from the Roots Up

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

5 I will send a fire on Judah and burn down the palaces of Jerusalem.

5 Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

5 So I will send fire to destroy Judah. It will burn up Jerusalem's forts."

Amos 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 2:5

But I will send a fire upon Judah
An enemy, Nebuchadnezzar, who should burn, waste, and destroy, all that were in his way: and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem;
the chief city of Judah, the royal city, where stood the temple, the palace of the most High, and the palaces of the king and his nobles; these were burnt with fire when it was taken by the Chaldean army, about two hundred years after this prophecy, ( Jeremiah 52:13 ) .

Amos 2:5 In-Context

3 I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him,” says the LORD.

4 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not relent. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods,the gods their ancestors followed,

5 I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”

6 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent. They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.

7 They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed. Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Kings 25:9; S 2 Chronicles 36:19
• 2. Amos 3:11
• 3. S Jeremiah 17:27; S Hosea 8:14