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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,&#8221 says the LORD, whose name is God Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So I will send you into exile, to a land east of Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Heaven’s Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name <i>is</i> The God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore I will send you into captivity beyond Damascus,” Says the LORD, whose name <i>is</i> the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,&#8221 says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will send you to go into exile far beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will send you into exile beyond Damascus.” The LORD, the God of Armies, is his name. He has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will send you into exile beyond Damascus.&#8221 Yahweh, the God of Hosts, is His name. He has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will force you to march as captives beyond Damascus. I, the LORD God All-Powerful, have spoken! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says the LORD, whose name is the God of Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />when I take you into exile in a land beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is Almighty God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will cause you to be taken captive beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is God of the Heavenly Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,? says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and I will drive you into exile beyond Damascus," says the LORD. He is called the God who commands armies! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I removed you beyond Damascus,” said YHWH—God of Hosts [is] His Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I removed you beyond Damascus, Said Jehovah, God of Hosts is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I caused you to be carried away captive farther off than Damascus, said Jehovah, God of armies his name.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the God of hosts is his name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will cause you to go into captivity across Damascus, says the Lord. The God of hosts is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As I exile you beyond Damascus, says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore I will take you into exile beyond Damascus, says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the LORD whose name is the God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall take you captive far from Darmsuq, says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Hosts his name <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the LORD God of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will carry you away beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the Almighty God is his name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=961" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: wə·hiḡ·lê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">Therefore I will send you into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1973.htm" title="1973: mê·hā·lə·’āh (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Out there, onwards, further. From the primitive form of the article; to the distance, i.e. Far away; also thus far.">beyond</a> <a href="/hebrew/1834.htm" title="1834: lə·ḏam·mā·śeq (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria). Or Duwmeseq; or Darmeseq; of foreign origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.">Damascus,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">whose name is</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê- (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a></span><br />But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / 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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a></span><br />Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a></span><br />They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Hosea 11:5</a></span><br />Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a></span><br />And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. / But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Isaiah 5:13</a></span><br />Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a></span><br />But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27</a></span><br />So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36</a></span><br />The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></span><br />Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20-21</a></span><br />Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. / So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a></span><br />Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, said the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.</p><p class="hdg">beyond.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a></b></br> In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></b></br> In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor <i>by</i> the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a></b></br> Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.</p><p class="hdg">whose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a></b></br> For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what <i>is</i> his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, <i>is</i> his name.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-39.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Removed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/6-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Farther</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Removed</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,</b><br>This phrase is a declaration of judgment against Israel. The use of "therefore" connects this judgment to the preceding verses, where God condemns Israel for their idolatry and injustice. The mention of "exile" is significant, as it was a common form of divine punishment for covenant unfaithfulness. Historically, the Assyrian Empire, which lay beyond Damascus, was the instrument of this exile, fulfilling the prophecy when they conquered Israel in 722 BC. Damascus, the capital of Aram, represents the northern boundary of Israel's immediate neighbors, indicating that the exile would take them far from their homeland. This reflects the seriousness of their transgressions and the extent of God's judgment.<p><b>says the LORD,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the prophecy. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, highlighting that this judgment comes from the very God who delivered them from Egypt and established them as His people. It serves as a reminder of their failure to uphold their part of the covenant.<p><b>whose name is the God of Hosts.</b><br>The title "God of Hosts" (YHWH Sabaoth) signifies God's supreme power and command over the heavenly armies. It underscores His ability to execute judgment and fulfill His promises. This title also conveys the idea of God as a divine warrior, capable of orchestrating the events of history, including the rise and fall of nations. It reassures the faithful of God's ultimate sovereignty and justice, while serving as a warning to those who oppose His will. This title is used throughout the Old Testament to remind Israel of God's unmatched power and authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had fallen into idolatry and social injustice, prompting God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The consequence of Israel's disobedience, where they would be taken captive and removed from their land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a></b><br>A city in Syria, representing the direction and extent of the exile beyond Israel's borders.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord,_god_of_hosts.htm">The LORD, God of Hosts</a></b><br>The sovereign God who commands heavenly armies, emphasizing His authority and power to execute judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Israel's exile was a direct result of their idolatry and failure to worship God alone. We must guard against modern forms of idolatry in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The LORD, as the God of Hosts, has the authority to judge nations. We should live with a reverent fear of God's power and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Amos's message was a call to repentance. We should regularly examine our lives and turn back to God when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God provides hope and restoration. We can trust in God's faithfulness and mercy, even when facing consequences for sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_social_justice.htm">The Importance of Social Justice</a></b><br>Amos highlights social injustice as a reason for judgment. Christians are called to act justly and love mercy in their communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_exile_'beyond_damascus'.htm">Amos 5:27 – Is there any historical or archaeological evidence supporting the exile “beyond Damascus,” as predicted here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'narcigesis'_mean.htm">What is the Star of Rephan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_star_of_rephan.htm">What is the Star of Rephan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_amos_5_18_contradict_hopeful_texts.htm">Amos 5:18 - If the 'Day of the Lord' is described here as darkness, does this contradict other biblical texts that portray it as a time of hope or victory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore</span>. The consequence of their continued alienation from God should be deportation to a foreign land, beyond Damascus, far away from the confines of the country once their own possession (<a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm">2 Samuel 8:6</a>), thus dimly denoting As. syria, at that time not hostile, but known in the time of Tiglath-Pileser I. (see the accomplishment, <a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>). St. Stephen says (<a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a>), "beyond Babylon;" "Magis enim," observes Jerome, "intelligentiam quam verbum posuit;" and he is probably blending other prophecies with that of Amos, <span class="accented">e.g.</span> <a href="/jeremiah/20-4.htm">Jeremiah 20:4</a>. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore, I will send you into exile</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִגְלֵיתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiḡ·lê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beyond</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהָ֣לְאָה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hā·lə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1973.htm">Strong's 1973: </a> </span><span class="str2">To the distance, far away, thus far</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Damascus,”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדַמָּ֑שֶׂק</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏam·mā·śeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1834.htm">Strong's 1834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose name [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-27.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:27 Therefore will I cause you to go (Amo. 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