Amos 1:12
New International Version
I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”

New Living Translation
So I will send down fire on Teman, and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”

English Standard Version
So I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.”

Berean Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

King James Bible
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

New King James Version
But I will send a fire upon Teman, Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”

New American Standard Bible
“So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

NASB 1995
“So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

NASB 1977
“So I will send fire upon Teman, And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

Legacy Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon Teman, And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

Amplified Bible
“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] upon Teman, And it shall consume the citadels of Bozrah [in Edom].”

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, I will send fire against Teman, and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

American Standard Version
But I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Contemporary English Version
Now I will send fire to wipe out the fortresses of Teman and Bozrah.

English Revised Version
but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will send a fire on Teman and burn down the palaces of Bozrah.

Good News Translation
So I will send fire upon the city of Teman and burn down the fortresses of Bozrah."

International Standard Version
So I will send down fire upon Teman, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Bozrah."

Majority Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

NET Bible
So I will set Teman on fire; fire will consume Bozrah's fortresses."

New Heart English Bible
but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah."

Webster's Bible Translation
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

World English Bible
but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I have sent a fire against Teman, "" And it has consumed palaces of Bozrah.”

Young's Literal Translation
And I have sent a fire against Teman, And it hath consumed palaces of Bozrah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I sent a fire upon Teman and it devoured the palaces of Bozrah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I will send a fire onto Teman, and it will devour the buildings of Bozrah.

New American Bible
I will send fire upon Teman, and it will devour the strongholds of Bozrah.

New Revised Standard Version
So I will send a fire on Teman, and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I shall send fire to Timan and it will devour the palaces of Butsar
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So will I send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will send forth a fire upon Thaman, and it shall devour the foundations of her walls.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judgment on Israel's Neighbors
11This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. 12So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” 13This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.…

Cross References
Obadiah 1:10-14
Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ...

Isaiah 34:5-10
When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ...

Jeremiah 49:7-22
Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...

Ezekiel 25:12-14
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’

Malachi 1:2-4
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.

Joel 3:19
Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

Lamentations 4:21-22
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.

Psalm 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Isaiah 63:1-6
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...

Ezekiel 35:1-15
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ...

Isaiah 21:11-12
This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”

Jeremiah 25:21
Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

Matthew 25:31-46
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ...

Romans 9:13
So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Hebrews 12:16-17
See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.


Treasury of Scripture

But I will send a fire on Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Teman.

Genesis 36:11
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

Jeremiah 49:7,20
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? …

Obadiah 1:9,10
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter…

Bozrah.

Genesis 36:33
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

Isaiah 34:6
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

Jeremiah 49:13,22
For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes…

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Amos 1
1. The time when Amos prophesied.
3. He shows God's judgment upon Syria,
6. upon the Philistines,
9. upon Tyrus,
11. upon Edom,
13. upon Ammon.














So I will send fire upon Teman
The phrase "So I will send fire" is a declaration of divine judgment. In the Hebrew text, the word for "fire" is "אֵשׁ" (esh), which often symbolizes God's purifying judgment throughout the Old Testament. Fire is a common motif representing God's wrath and cleansing power, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The sending of fire indicates a decisive and consuming judgment that leaves no room for escape or negotiation. This reflects God's sovereignty and His righteous anger against sin and injustice.

upon Teman
"Teman" refers to a region or city in Edom, often associated with wisdom and might, as seen in the book of Obadiah. The name "Teman" itself means "south," indicating its geographical location relative to Israel. Historically, Edom was a nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, and often stood in opposition to Israel. The mention of Teman specifically highlights the focus of God's judgment on Edom's pride and hostility towards His chosen people. This serves as a reminder of the consequences of enmity against God's covenant community and the futility of relying on human wisdom and strength against divine will.

to consume the citadels of Bozrah
The "citadels of Bozrah" represent the fortified strongholds of Edom. Bozrah was a major city in Edom, known for its defenses and strategic importance. The Hebrew word for "citadels" is "אַרְמוֹן" (armon), which denotes a palace or fortress, symbolizing security and power. The consumption of these citadels by fire signifies the total destruction of what Edom considered its strength and protection. This imagery underscores the theme that no earthly power or fortification can withstand the judgment of God. It serves as a sobering reminder of the ultimate authority of God over nations and the futility of trusting in worldly defenses against His decrees.

(12) Teman.--According to Genesis 36:11, a name for a grandson of Esau. The district and chief town of this name are often referred to in the Prophets (Jeremiah 49:7-8; Ezekiel 25:13; Habakkuk 3:3; Obadiah 1:8-9). The wisdom and might of the Temanites were well known, and Eliphaz the Temanite was one of the sage interlocutors of the Book of Job. It was situated, according to Burckhardt and Robinson, south of the Wady Musa.

Bozrah.--Referred to in Jeremiah 49:13; Jeremiah 49:22; Micah 2:12; Isaiah 34:6; Isaiah 63:1. Quite distinct from Bozrah in Moab (Jeremiah 48:24). The former is situated south of the Dead Sea, identified by Robinson and Burckhardt with the village of El Buseireh in Jebal. . . .

Verse 12. - Teman is the region of Idumaea, of which Bozrah is the capital. Both Jerome and Eusebius ('Onomast.') speak of a city so called not far from Petra; but in the Old Testament the name is applied to a district; and as the word in Hebrew means "south," it is probably the southern portion of the land of Edom. Bozrah (hod. Busaireh) was the old capital of Edom, situated on a hill south of the Dead Sea (see Genesis 36:33; Isaiah 34:6). Jeremiah (Jeremiah 49:17) predicts the punishment of Edom, and Ezekiel (Ezekiel 25:12-14) does likewise. The monologue of Obadiah has been already referred to. The instrument of vengeance in the present ease was Nebuchadnezzar, though it suffered much at the hands of other enemies, as the Nabathaeans and Maccabees.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So I will send
וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי (wə·šil·laḥ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

fire
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

upon Teman
בְּתֵימָ֑ן (bə·ṯê·mān)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8487: Teman -- a northern district of Edom, also an Edomite chief

to consume
וְאָכְלָ֖ה (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

the citadels
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת (’ar·mə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 759: A citadel

of Bozrah.”
בָּצְרָֽה׃ (bāṣ·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1224: Bozrah -- 'fortress', a city in Edom, also one in Moab


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