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Amos 2:5

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

KJV

Et mittam ignem in Juda, et devorabit ædes Jerusalem.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πῦρ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν, καὶ καταφάγεται θεμέλια Ἰερουσαλήμ.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה וְ/אָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JudahJudah

In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖שׁ
'sh
noun · 376×
הָ
h
noun · 32×
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yhvdh
proper_noun · 809×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
ם
m
verb · 811×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 25:9 — And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.
  • Amos 3:11 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
  • Hos 8:14 — For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
  • Hos 8:14 — For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
  • Jer 17:27 — But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, a
  • Jer 21:10 — For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
  • Jer 37:8 — And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
  • Jer 39:8 — And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
  • Jer 50:32 — And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
  • Jer 52:13 — And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
  • Jer 52:13 — And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
  • Lam 2:7 — The LORD hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day o