Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amos 1:14 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Amos 1:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 1 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:”
Amos 1:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 1:14
I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah (אַצִּית אֵשׁ בְּחוֹמַת רַבָּה, atsit esh b'chomat rabbah)—God's judgment comes as consuming fire against Ammon's capital. The Hebrew אַצִּית (atsit, 'I will kindle') emphasizes divine agency; this is not merely human warfare but Yahweh's direct intervention. With shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind combines military siege (תְּרוּעָה, teruah, the war cry) with natural disaster imagery—God orchestrates both human armies and cosmic forces for judgment.Rabbah (modern Amman, Jordan) represented Ammonite pride and mili...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 1:14
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“his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; isn't it in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length of it”
“and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab will die with tumult”
“behold”
“and will show the descent of his arm”
“and took the royal city.”
“and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.”
“and the garments rolled in blood”
“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them”
“and terrify them with your storm.”
“'Aha!' He smells the battle afar off”