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Amos 1:14
So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD pronounces this judgment against the Ammonites during a prophetic oracle condemning their cruelty toward Gilead. The message targets Rabbah at the precise moment of its impending military collapse.
The words — The verb הִצִּתִי (hitz.Tzi.ti) literally means "I will kindle," indicating deliberate ignition. The noun תְּרוּעָה (tru.'Ah) translates to "shout of alarm," marking the sudden onset of battle.
The thread — The destruction of Rabbah echoes in Jeremiah 49:2 where the LORD sounds the battle cry against it, and parallels the fire against Moab in Amos 2:2. The region's fortified history also appears in Deuteronomy 3:11 regarding Og's iron bed.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine judgment operates through concrete historical events and military defeat. It requires the reader to accept that stated transgressions trigger inevitable, unrevoked consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 3:11 (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
- Jeremiah 49:2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
- Amos 2:2 So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
- 2 Samuel 12:26 Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
- Isaiah 30:30 And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
- Job 39:25 At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
- Psalms 83:15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
- Isaiah 9:5 For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- Ezekiel 25:5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
- Daniel 11:40 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.