Amo 2:2 | NETfull | STEP | So I will set Moab on fire, and it will consume Kerioth’s fortresses. Moab will perish in the heat of battle amid war cries and the blaring of the ram’s horn.

Amos 2:2

2 So I will set Moab on fire, ^{▼▼ The destruction of Moab by fire is an example of a judgment in kind – as the Moabites committed the crime of “burning,” so the Lord will punish them by setting them on fire.}
and it will consume Kerioth’s ^{▼▼ Kerioth was an important Moabite city. See Jer 48:24, 41.} fortresses.
Moab will perish ^{▼▼ Or “die” (KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV); NAB “shall meet death.”} in the heat of battle ^{▼▼ Or “in the tumult.” This word refers to the harsh confusion of sounds that characterized an ancient battle – a mixture of war cries, shouts, shrieks of pain, clashes of weapons, etc.}
amid war cries and the blaring ^{▼▼ Heb “sound” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).} of the ram’s horn. ^{▼▼ The ram’s horn (used as a trumpet) was blown to signal the approaching battle.}