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10 So I will send fire against the city wall of Tyre,
    and it will consume her citadels.

Judgment Against Edom

11 This is what the Lord says:
    Because of three sins of Edom,
    because of four, I will not hold back judgment,
    because he[a] pursued his brother with a sword,
    and he had no compassion.[b]
    His anger kept tearing Israel apart,
    and his fury raged without stopping.
12 So I will send fire against Teman,
    and it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:11 Edom is referred to by the singular he because it is also a name of Jacob’s brother Esau.
  2. Amos 1:11 Or he destroyed pregnant women