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Amos 1:7
So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through the prophet Amos to pronounce judgment on Gaza for exiling a population to Edom, continuing a sequence of oracles against Philistine cities.
The words — שִׁלַּחְתִּי (shi.Lach.ti) translates literally as "I will send forth," and אֵשׁ ('esh) means "fire," identifying the mechanism of destruction.
The thread — The oracle's geographic focus appears in Zephaniah 2:4, which predicts Gaza will be abandoned, and Jeremiah 47:1, which situates the prophecy before Pharaoh strikes the city.
Why it lands — The text declares that divine fire will consume Gaza's fortresses as a direct response to human trafficking, demanding accountability for the dehumanization of displaced peoples.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
Cross-references
- Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- 2 Kings 18:8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
- Jeremiah 47:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
- Deuteronomy 32:35 Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Deuteronomy 32:41 when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
- 2 Chronicles 26:6 Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
- Psalms 75:7 but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
- Psalms 94:1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
- Jeremiah 25:18 to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;
- Amos 1:4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.