Bible Strands
Amos 5:27
Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Israel immediately after condemning their worship of Sakkuth and Kaiwan idols in Amos 5:26.
The words — הִגְלֵיתִ֥י (hig.lei.Ti) literally means “I will send into exile,” and מֵ/הָ֣לְאָה לְ/דַמָּ֑שֶׂק (me./Hal.'ah le./da.Ma.sek) translates to “from/beyond Damascus.”
The thread — The exile motif echoes the Assyrian captivity recorded in 2 Kings 17:6, while the judgment against idolatry is thematically referenced in Acts 7:43.
Why it lands — The text states a divine decree of displacement before interpreting the consequences of covenant unfaithfulness. It demands recognition that idolatry triggers irreversible judgment and requires immediate repentance before the decree stands.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 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.’
- 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.