And I will kindleוְהִצַּתִּיfireאֵשׁon the wallבְּחוֹמַתof Rabbah,רַבָּהand it will devourוְאָכְלָהher citadels,אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָwith a war cryבִּתְרוּעָהon the dayבְּיוֹםof battle,מִלְחָמָהwith a tempestבְּסַעַרon the dayבְּיוֹםof the whirlwind.סוּפָה
Amos 1:14
Study it in the app“And I will kindle fire on the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour her citadels, with a war cry on the day of battle, with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 1:14, word by word
- And I will kindleהִצַּתִּיhitsati
set on fire
Set on fire, burn.
Where else “hitsati” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- on the wallחוֹמַתchomat
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomat” appears- of Rabbahרַבָּהraba
Rabbah
Rabbah, the capital of the sons of Ammon; also a town in Judah. The name means "great."
Where else “raba” appears- and it will devourאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- her citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתֶיarmnote
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armnote” appears- with a war cryתְרוּעָהterua
war cry
A loud voice that warns of war or danger.
Where else “terua” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of battleמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- with a tempestסַעַרsaar
storm, whirlwind
A whirlwind, a tempest: a very strong wind that swirls and sweeps along.
Where else “saar” appears- of the whirlwindסוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears
The context
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.
14 · This verse (above)
15And their king will go into exile, he and his princes together, says YHWH.