Amos 1:7

1:7 So I will set Gaza’s city wall 1  on fire;

fire 2  will consume her fortresses.

Amos 1:10

1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; 3 

fire 4  will consume her fortresses.”

Amos 8:7

8:7 The Lord confirms this oath 5  by the arrogance of Jacob: 6 

“I swear 7  I will never forget all you have done! 8 

1 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

2 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

4 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

5 tn Or “swears.”

6 sn In an oath one appeals to something permanent to emphasize one’s commitment to the promise. Here the Lord sarcastically swears by the arrogance of Jacob, which he earlier had condemned (6:8), something just as enduring as the Lord’s own life (see 6:8) or unchanging character (see 4:2). Other suggestions include that the Lord is swearing by the land, his most valuable possession (cf. Isa 4:2; Ps 47:4 [47:5 HT]); that this is a divine epithet analogous to “the Glory of Israel” (1 Sam 15:29); or that an ellipsis should be understood here, in which case the meaning is the same as that of 6:8 (“The Lord has sworn [by himself] against the arrogance of Jacob”).

7 tn The words “I swear” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation because a self-imprecation is assumed in oaths of this type.

8 tn Or “I will never forget all your deeds.”