What does Amos 1:14 mean?

Amos 1:14 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Amos 1:14 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Amos 1:14 Meaning

But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

Context Explained

12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

13Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

15And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.

Key Themes

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Source: Amos 1:14