Amos 1:12 (DRB)

Passage

I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.

Nearby Context

Amos 1:10 And I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the houses thereof.

Amos 1:11 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath pursued his brother with the sword, and hath carried on his fury, and hath kept his wrath to the end.

Amos 1:12 I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.

Amos 1:13 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath ripped up the women with child of Galaad to enlarge his border.

Amos 1:14 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabba: and it shall devour the houses thereof with shouting in the day of battle, and with a whirlwind in the day of trouble.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "send", "fire", "theman", "shall", "devour", "houses", and "bosra". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "send" and "fire", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Thus saith the Lord For three crimes..." into verse 13's "Thus saith the Lord For three crimes...", so "send" and "fire" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "send" and "fire" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.