Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amos 1:7 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Amos 1:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 1 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:”
Amos 1:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 1:7
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof—God pronounces judgment on Gaza, the foremost Philistine city. The Hebrew shilachti esh (שִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ, "I will send fire") uses fire as metaphor for military conquest and destruction. Armonot (אַרְמְנוֹת, "palaces/fortresses") represents the citadels of power where Philistine rulers governed and from which they orchestrated the slave trade condemned in verse 6.This verse concludes the oracle against Gaza (1:6-7), part of Amos's larger series of judgments against Israel's neighbors (chapters 1-2). Gaza's spe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 1:7
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“and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday”
“from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.”
“before that Pharaoh struck Gaza.”
“and broke down the wall of Gath”
“and lifts up another.”
“you God to whom vengeance belongs”
“Jerusalem”
“and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
“and fear; Gaza also”
“and recompense”