He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Amos 1:7 - Revised Version 1885 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza which shall devour its strongholds. American Standard Version (1901) But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. Common English Bible I will send down a fire on the wall of Gaza; it will devour Gaza’s palaces. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will send a fire onto the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its buildings. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the houses thereof. |
He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed.
And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom:
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
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
Vengeance is mine, and recompence, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.