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And I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיfireאֵשׁon Judah,בִּיהוּדָהand it will devourוְאָכְלָהthe citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Amos 2:5
Study it in the app“And I will send fire on Judah, and it will devour the citadels of Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 2:5, 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 Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” 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 Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
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Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
4Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke it; because they rejected the law of YHWH, and did not keep his statutes; and their lies led them astray, after which their fathers walked.
5 · This verse (above)
6Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke it; because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.