Amos 1:7

KJV

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

— Amos 1:7, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Amos Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The shepherd and dresser of sycamore trees from Tekoa prophesies judgment on the nations surrounding Israel, using the formulaic 'For three transgressions and for four.' Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, and Edom are condemned for their violence, slave trading, breaking of treaties, …

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Other Translations

ASV

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

YLT

And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;

BBE

And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, burning up its great houses:

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