Amos 5:27

Translations

Modern

Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.

Traditional

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

Literal

And I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says YHWH—the God of Hosts is His name!

Latin

Et migrare vos faciam trans Damascum, dicit Dominus: Deus exercituum nomen ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.

Notes

Amos 5:26–27

The names in Amos 5:26 have led to several explanations. However, many interpreters think these names refer to pagan gods whose identities are no longer clear. The “king god” may be Molech, the god worshiped by the Ammonites (see Amos 1:15). The word translated as taken along might mean "you will lift up." In this case, the prophet contrasts Israel or Judah, who carried their idols, with God, who carries his people (see Isaiah 46:1–7).

Amos 5:21–27

Amos again confronts the religious hypocrisy and spiritual unfaithfulness of the Israelites. They practiced worship outwardly, but their lives did not match faithfulness to God (see Amos 4:4–5; Isaiah 1:10–20).

Amos 5:18–6:14

The pronouncements of sorrow in this section develop two main themes:

Israel’s apostasy (turning away from God) would make the day of the Lord a day of judgment, not salvation; and
Judah’s spiritual complacency (feeling satisfied and unconcerned about faithfulness to God) would also bring judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

The Day of the Lord

Events

Prophecies of Amosc. 788 BC

Related verses

Acts 7:43
You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
Amos 4:13
For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

Parallels

Acts 7:39–43

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Places

Damascus: Ancient city, capital of Syria, important in biblical history

Glossary

Book of Amos Land Wrath of God

Topics

Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Idolatry: Punishment of Banishment

Amos 5:27

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