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And I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיfireאֵשׁon Teman,בְּתֵימָןand it will devourוְאָכְלָהthe citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתof Bozrah.בָּצְרָה
Amos 1:12
Study it in the app“And I will send fire on Teman, and it will devour the citadels of Bozrah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 1:12, word by word
- And I will sendשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilachti” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- on Temanתֵימָןteman
Teman
Teman, a grandson of Esau; later a region of Edom. It means "the south".
Where else “teman” appears- and it will devourאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- the citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתarmnot
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armnot” appears- of Bozrahבָּצְרָהbatsra
Bozrah
Bozrah, an important city of Edom; also a town in Moab.
Where else “batsra” appears
The context
11Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke it; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and destroyed his compassion; and his anger tore continually, and his wrath he kept forever.
12 · This verse (above)
13Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke it; because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, in order to enlarge their territory.