OET interlinear AMOS 1:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I will send a fire into the house of Hazael

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_send_forth fire in=house_of Ḩₐzā^ʼēl and,it_will_consume fortresses_of son_of -hₐdad )

Here Yahweh speaks of his judgment against the house of Hazael as if it were a consuming fire.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the house of Hazael

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_send_forth fire in=house_of Ḩₐzā^ʼēl and,it_will_consume fortresses_of son_of -hₐdad )

The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Hazael’s descendants, who were rulers of the country where Damascus was located.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) it will devour the fortresses of Ben Hadad

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_send_forth fire in=house_of Ḩₐzā^ʼēl and,it_will_consume fortresses_of son_of -hₐdad )

Here Yahweh’s judgment is spoken of as if it were a fire that was consuming the fortresses.

Note 4 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Hazael … Ben Hadad

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_send_forth fire in=house_of Ḩₐzā^ʼēl and,it_will_consume fortresses_of son_of -hₐdad )

These are the names of men.