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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through the prophet Amos, pronouncing judgment against Moab immediately after detailing its transgression of burning Edom’s king’s bones to lime.
The words — The text highlights שִׁלַּחְתִּי (shi.lach.ti), "I will send forth," and אֵשׁ ('esh), "fire," declaring divine agency in the coming destruction.
The thread — This judgment against Moab’s citadels echoes Amos 1:14’s fire against Rabbah’s walls and appears in Jeremiah 48:24 and 48:41 regarding Kerioth and Bozrah.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that divine judgment targets fortified centers and ruling structures, culminating in the nation’s death amid martial chaos.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 48:24 upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
- Jeremiah 48:41 Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- 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.
- Isaiah 9:5 For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- Jeremiah 48:34 There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.