King James Version

Amos 1:7

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

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וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיveshilachtiand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and send”, a completed action in a sequenceH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…אֵ֖שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.בְּחוֹמַ֣תbechomatin wallחוֹמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.עַזָּ֑הazahAzzahעַזָּהnoun, proper name — “Azzah”H5804Azzah, a place in PalestineAzzah, Gaza.וְאָכְלָ֖הveakhelahand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and eat”, a completed action in a sequenceH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָarmenoteyhacastleאַרְמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH759a citadel (from its height)castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So will I send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;

World English Bible

but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.

Darby Translation

And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Douay-Rheims

And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the houses thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So will I send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will send forth a fire on the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour its foundations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πῦρ ἐπὶ τὰ τείχη Γάζης, καὶ καταφάγεται τὰ θεμέλια αὐτῆς.