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Amos 2

Amos 2:5

Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel · Amos 2:1–16
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Translations

Modern
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
Traditional
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Literal
And I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the citadels of Jerusalem.”
Latin
Et mittam ignem in Juda, et devorabit ædes Jerusalem.

Original

Hebrew
English
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Notes

Amos 2:5

The pagan worship practiced in Judah brought the same punishment as the sins of its pagan neighbors. That punishment was fire, a sign of God’s judgment, which would destroy Jerusalem (Amos 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14; 2:2)

This judgment came to pass in 586 BC, when the Babylonians burned Jerusalem after capturing the city (see 2 Kings 25:9; Nehemiah 2:17; 4:2).

Amos 2:4–5

The southern kingdom of Judah was closest to the northern kingdom of Israel in family ties and location. Even so, deep bitterness existed between the two kingdoms.

People in the north viewed the descendants of David in the south as harsh rulers. They believed these kings caused the division between the kingdoms by forcing people to work and by placing heavy taxes on them.

Amos 1:3–2:16

This prophecy's eight judgments start with the most obvious enemy, Damascus, and end with the least obvious, Israel itself. This order would have captured Israel's attention as they listened to God's judgment on their enemies. However, Amos eventually revealed God's judgment on Israel, too.

Events

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Amos Book of Jeremiah Hell Lord

Topics

Jerusalem of Pestilence, Famine, and War In Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments