Bible Strands
Amos 1:12
So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through the prophet Amos to pronounce judgment on Edom for pursuing his brother with the sword and suppressing compassion. This declaration occurs within a structured series of oracles targeting neighboring nations for their specific transgressions.
The words — The Hebrew verb שִׁלַּחְתִּי (shi.Lach.ti) means "I will send forth," directly paired with אֵשׁ ('esh), literally "a fire." These terms establish the mechanism of divine judgment that will destroy the fortresses of Bozrah.
The thread — The specific locations of Teman and Bozrah appear again in Jeremiah 49:7, Jeremiah 49:13, and Obadiah 1:9 as repeated prophetic markers against Edom. These passages track the consistent biblical theme of Edom's impending desolation.
Why it lands — The text states that covenant kinship provides no immunity for sustained cruelty and the absence of mercy. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine judgment operates independently of human alliances or historical claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
- Obadiah 1:9 Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
- Jeremiah 49:13 For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
- Jeremiah 49:20 Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
- Jeremiah 49:22 Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- Genesis 36:11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
- Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 34:6 The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.