Amos 1:7

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Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom:	But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:	And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But I will send^H7971 a fire^H784 on the wall^H2346 of Gaza^H5804, which shall devour^H398 the palaces^H759 thereof:

Original Hebrew

וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ בְּחֹומַת עַזָּה וְאָכְלָה אַרְמְנֹתֶיהָ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי	ve./shi.Lach.ti	H7971	HC/Vpq1cs	and/ I will send forth
אֵ֖שׁ	'esh	H784	HNcbsa	a fire
בְּ/חוֹמַ֣ת	be./cho.Mat	H2346	HR/Ncfsc	on/ (the) wall of
עַזָּ֑ה	'a.Zah	H5804	HNp	Gaza
וְ/אָכְלָ֖ה	ve./'a.khe.Lah	H398	HC/Vqq3fs	and/ it will consume
אַרְמְנֹתֶֽי/הָ	'ar.me.no.Tei./ha	H759	HNcmpc/Sp3fs	fortresses/ its

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
H759 — אַרְמוֹן (ʼarmôwn, ar-mone'): from an unused root (meaning to be elevated); a citadel (from its height); castle, palace. Compare הַרְמוֹן.
H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
H2346 — חוֹמָה (chôwmâh, kho-maw'): feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection; wall, walled.
H5804 — עַזָּה (ʻAzzâh, az-zaw'): feminine of עַז; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine; Azzah, Gaza.
H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

a fire — 2 Kings 18:8, 2 Chronicles 26:6, Jeremiah 25:18-20, Jeremiah 47:1, Amos 1:4, Zechariah 9:5-7
I will — Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:41-43, Psalms 75:7-8, Psalms 94:1-5, Zephaniah 2:4, Romans 12:19

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