1. Amos 1:12 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does the LORD promise to do to Edom?

Amos 1:12 (ESV)

12 So I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.”

Edom will be destroyed—both Teman (an important Edomite city) and Bozrah (the ancient capital of Edom).

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