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Fire, Shouting, and Whirlwind
Scholars explain that the vivid imagery in this verse describes God's judgment as a sudden, overwhelming, and complete military defeat. The "fire" signifies total destruction of defenses and palaces, while the "shouting" and "whirlwind" depict the terrifying and irresistible force of the invading army, executing God's sentence against Ammon.
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Albert Barnes
On Amos 1:14
18th Century
Theologian
I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah — Rabbah, literally “the great,” called by Moses Rabbah of the children of Ammon
Charles Ellicott
On Amos 1:14
19th Century
Bishop
Jeremiah gives a vivid account of the impending doom of Ammon, quoting and expanding this very passage (Jeremiah 49:1–3).
John Calvin
On Amos 1:13–15
16th Century
Theologian
He now prophesies against the Ammonites, who also derived their origin from the same common stock, for they were the descendants of Lot, as it is w…
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John Gill
On Amos 1:14
17th Century
Pastor
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah Which was the metropolis of the children of Ammon, and their royal city, (…