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Amos 5:27

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 5:27

Verse 27 of 27

Scripture focus

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

Amos 5:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 5:27

Theological / Devotional

Into captivity. God frequently punishes sin against Himself through some human instrumentality, generally that of wicked men (see 2 Sam. 24:13; PK 291; see on 2 Chron. 22:8).

Beyond Damascus. Damascus was the capital of a powerful Syrian kingdom to the north. Until the Assyrians gained the ascendancy in that part of the world, Syria was the most powerful enemy that God had employed to punish His people (see 2 Kings 13:7). God had recently delivered Israel from Syria and given Damascus into their hands (see 2 Kings 14:23-28). However, owing to Israel’s continued apostasy, Damascus, the scene of Israel’s recent victory, would be the pathway to captivity. The Assyrians were shortly to take Israel captive beyond the nearby regions of Damascus, into more distant lands.

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