Amos 1:14-15

1:14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s ¹  city wall; ² 

fire ³  will consume her fortresses.

War cries will be heard on the day of battle; ⁴ 

a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. ⁵ 

1:15 Ammon’s ⁶  king will be deported; ⁷ 

he and his officials ⁸  will be carried off ⁹  together.”

The Lord has spoken!

[1:14]  ¹ sn Rabbah was the Ammonite capital.

[1:14]  ² sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.

[1:14]  ³ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”

[1:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.”

[1:14]  sn A windstorm is a metaphor for judgment and destruction in the OT (see Isa 29:6; Jer 23:19) and ancient Near Eastern literature.

[1:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “their”; the referent (Ammon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “will go into exile.”

[1:15]  ⁸ tn Or “princes” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NLT); TEV “officers”; CEV “leaders.”

[1:15]  ⁹ tn The words “will be carried off” are supplied in the translation for clarification.