Amos 1:7
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:”Amos 1:7
What Does Amos 1:7 Mean?
Amos 1:7 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 1, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 1:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zephaniah 2:4“For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.”2 Kings 18:8“He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”Jeremiah 47:1“The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.”Deuteronomy 32:35“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.”Deuteronomy 32:41“If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.”2 Chronicles 26:6“And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.”Psalms 75:7“But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”Psalms 94:1“O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.”Jeremiah 25:18“To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;”Ezekiel 30:8“And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.”Amos 1:4“But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.”Amos 1:10“But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.”Zechariah 9:5“Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.”Romans 12:19“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”Numbers 21:28“For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.”1 Samuel 6:17“And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;”Jeremiah 17:27“But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.”Jeremiah 50:32“And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.”Ezekiel 39:6“And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.”Amos 7:4“Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.”
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