Amos 1:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.””
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BSBPD
“So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And I have sent a fire against Teman, And it hath consumed palaces of Bozrah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Amos 1:12 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 36:11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
- Genesis 36:33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 34:6The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
- Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
- Jeremiah 49:13For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
- Jeremiah 49:20Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
- Jeremiah 49:22Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- Obadiah 1:9Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
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