Jacob’s sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.
Amos 3:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore, the Lord God says: An enemy will surround the land; he will destroy your strongholds and plunder your citadels. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore thus says the Lord God: An adversary shall surround the land, and he shall bring down your defenses from you and your strongholds shall be plundered. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary there shall be, even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered. Common English Bible Therefore, the LORD my God proclaims: An enemy will surround the land; he will bring you down from your protected places, and your palaces will be robbed. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of these things, thus says the Lord God: The land will be encircled and squeezed together. And your strength will be drawn away from you, and your buildings will be torn apart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore thus saith the Lord God: The land shall be in tribulation, and shall be compassed about: and thy strength shall be taken away from thee, and thy houses shall be spoiled. |
Jacob’s sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.
King Pul , of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 35 tonnes of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom.
In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee #– #all the land of Naphtali #– #and deported the people to Assyria.
Then the Chaldeans burned God’s temple. They tore down Jerusalem’s wall, burned all its palaces, and destroyed all its valuable articles.
Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last.
Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
The people are incapable of doing right – this is the Lord’s declaration – those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.
I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the Lord’s declaration.
But look, I am raising up a nation against you, house of Israel – this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies – and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath , to the Brook of the Arabah.
The Lord God has sworn by himself #– #this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies: I loathe Jacob’s pride and hate his citadels, so I will hand over the city and everything in it.