Amos 1:7
“But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza,.... An enemy that shall pull down and destroy the walls of it: this was…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But - Literally, “and.” Thus had Gaza done, and thus would God do; “I will send a fire upon Gaza.” The sentence on Gaza…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 1:3-15
What the Lord says here may be explained by what he says Jer 12:14, Thus said the Lord, against all my evil neighbours…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
But I will send a fire &c. The verse is framed exactly as Amo 1:1. Wall, with allusion to Gaza's being a stronghold.
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