King James Version

Amos 2:5

But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

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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.בִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbihudahin Judahיְהוּדָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.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.אַרְמְנ֥וֹתarmenotcastleאַרְמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH759a citadel (from its height)castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן).יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So will I send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have sent a fire against Judah, And it hath consumed palaces of Jerusalem.

World English Bible

but I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

Darby Translation

And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

And I will send a fire into Juda, and it shall devour the houses of Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So will I send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will send a fire on Juda, and it shall devour the foundations of Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πῦρ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν, καὶ καταφάγεται θεμέλια Ἱερουσαλήμ.