Amos 1:12

12 I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”

Amos 1:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
ESV
12 So I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah."
NLT
12 So I will send down fire on Teman, and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”
MSG
12 For that, I'm burning down her capital, Teman, burning up the forts of Bozrah."
CSB
12 Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

Amos 1:12 In-Context

10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will consume her fortresses.”
11 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not relent. Because he pursued his brother with a sword and slaughtered the women of the land, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked,
12 I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”
13 This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not relent. Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 36:11,15; Obadiah 1:9-10
  • 2. S Isaiah 34:5; Isaiah 63:1-6; Jeremiah 25:21; Ezekiel 25:12-14; Ezekiel 35:1-15; Obadiah 1:1; Malachi 1:2-5
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