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Amos 2:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 2:2

Verse 2 of 16

Scripture focus

But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet:

Amos 2:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 2:2

Theological / Devotional

Kirioth. Heb. qeriyyoth, either “towns,” “places,” or the proper name of a city. Instead of “Kirioth,” the LXX reads “of the cities.” However, it is better to consider qeriyyoth as the name of one of the chief Moabite cities (see Jer. 48:24, 41). The city is mentioned in line 13 of the Moabite Stone (for a translation of the inscription see Additional Note on 2 Kings 3).

Die with tumult. As the “tumultuous ones” the Moabites lived, and so, by divine retribution, would they die (see Num. 24:17; Jer. 48:45).

Trumpet. Heb. shophar, “a ram’s horn” (see Vol. ID, p. 39).

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