Amos 1:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. | So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” | But I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I will send forth | וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי | ve-shi-LACH-ti | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| a fire | אֵ֖שׁ | 'esh | H0784 | fireאֵשׁ (esh) 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (אֶשָּׁא "fire" H0785) |
| on Teman | בְּתֵימָ֑ן | be-tei-MAN | H8487H | Temanתֵּימָן (te.man) Teman = "south" the region occupied by the descendants of Teman, located east of Idumea Also named: te.ma.ni (תֵּימָנִי "Temanite" H8489) |
| and it will consume | וְאָכְלָ֖ה | ve-'a-khe-LAH | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| [the] fortresses of | אַרְמְנ֥וֹת | 'ar-me-NOT | H0759H | citadel: palaceאַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) : palace citadel, palace, fortress Also means: ar.mon (אַרְמוֹן ": fortress" H0759H) |
| Bozrah | בָּצְרָֽה׃ פ | botz-rah | H1224G | Bozrahבׇּצְרָה (bots.rah) § Bozrah = "sheepfold" or "fortress" a town in Edom |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.