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But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces of it, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
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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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Amos
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah — Rabbah, literally “the great,” called by Moses Rabbah of the children of Ammon
19th Century
Anglican
Jeremiah gives a vivid account of the impending doom of Ammon, quoting and expanding this very passage (Jeremiah 49:1–3).
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah Which was the metropolis of the children of Ammon, and their royal city, (…
