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Amos 1:14-15
New English Translation
Amos 1:14-15
New English Translation
14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s[a] city wall;[b]
fire[c] will consume her fortresses.
War cries will be heard on the day of battle;[d]
a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.[e]
15 Ammon’s[f] king will be deported;[g]
he and his officials[h] will be carried off[i] together.”
The Lord has spoken
Footnotes
- Amos 1:14 sn Rabbah was the Ammonite capital.
- Amos 1:14 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
- Amos 1:14 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Amos 1:14 tn Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”
- Amos 1:14 tn Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.”sn A windstorm is a metaphor for judgment and destruction in the OT (see Isa 29:6; Jer 23:19) and ancient Near Eastern literature.
- Amos 1:15 tn Heb “their”; the referent (Ammon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Amos 1:15 tn Heb “will go into exile.”
- Amos 1:15 tn Or “princes” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NLT); cf. TEV “officers,” CEV “leaders.”
- Amos 1:15 tn The words “will be carried off” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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