Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Amos 1:7
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So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
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But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
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but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.
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But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
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Amos 1
5 I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
6 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.
7 So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
8 I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
9 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
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