Amos 1:14
ContextNETBible | So I will set fire to Rabbah’s 1 city wall; 2 fire 3 will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; 4 a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. 5 |
XREF | De 3:11; 2Sa 12:26; Job 39:25; Ps 83:15; Isa 9:5; Isa 30:30; Jer 49:2; Eze 25:5; Da 11:40; Am 2:2; Zec 7:14 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn Rabbah was the Ammonite capital. 2 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security. 3 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 4 tn Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.” 5 tn Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.” sn A windstorm is a metaphor for judgment and destruction in the OT (see Isa 29:6; Jer 23:19) and ancient Near Eastern literature. |