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Amos 2:2 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Amos 2:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 2 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:”
Amos 2:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 2:2
But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth—The judgment formula continues, with fire consuming Moab's palaces. Qeriyot (קְרִיּוֹת) was a major Moabite city, mentioned in Jeremiah 48:24, 41 and possibly the same as Ar-Moab. And Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet—The Hebrew umet be-sha'on (וּמֵת בְּשָׁאוֹן, "die with tumult/uproar") describes chaotic death in battle. Teru'ah (תְּרוּעָה, "shouting") often refers to war cries or alarm shouts. Qol shofar (קוֹל שׁוֹפָר, "sound of trumpet") was the battle signal.This vivid de...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 2:2
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“and on Bozrah”
“and the strongholds are seized”
“and it will devour its palaces”
“even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice”
“and the garments rolled in blood”