Amo 1:14 | NETfull | STEP | So I will set fire to Rabbah’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.

Amos 1:14

14 So I will set fire to Rabbah’s ^{▼▼ Rabbah was the Ammonite capital.} city wall; ^{▼▼ The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.}
fire ^{▼▼ Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} will consume her fortresses.
War cries will be heard on the day of battle; ^{▼▼ Heb “with a war cry in the day of battle.”}
a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm. ^{▼▼ Heb “with wind in the day of the windstorm.”} ^{▼▼ A windstorm is a metaphor for judgment and destruction in the OT (see Isa 29:6; Jer 23:19) and ancient Near Eastern literature.}