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The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,&#8221 says the LORD. <a href="/nlt/amos/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will break down the gates of Damascus and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven. I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden, and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,” says the LORD. <a href="/esv/amos/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will break the gate-bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,” says the LORD. <a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD. <a href="/kjv/amos/1.htm">King James Bible</a> I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/amos/1.htm">New King James Version</a> I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven, And the one who holds the scepter from Beth Eden. The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,” Says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/amos/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, And eliminate every inhabitant from the Valley of Aven, As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” Says the LORD. <a href="/nasb/amos/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will go exiled to Kir,&#8221 Says the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/amos/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will go exiled to Kir,” Says the LORD. <a href="/lsb/amos/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will also break the gate bar of Damascus And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven And him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,” Says Yahweh. <a href="/amp/amos/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I also will break the bar [of the gate] of Damascus, And cut off and destroy the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven (Wickedness), And the ruler who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden (Damascus); And the people of Aram [conquered by the Assyrians] will go into exile to Kir,” Says the LORD. <a href="/csb/amos/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will break down the gates of Damascus. I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven, and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir. The LORD has spoken. <a href="/hcsb/amos/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will break down the gates of Damascus. I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven, and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir. The LORD has spoken. <a href="/asv/amos/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah. <a href="/cev/amos/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will break through the gates of Damascus. I will destroy the people of Wicked Valley and the ruler of Beth-Eden. Then the Syrians will be dragged as prisoners to Kir. I, the LORD, have spoken! <a href="/erv/amos/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD. <a href="/gwt/amos/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will break the bars [on the gates] of Damascus. I will cut off those living in Aven Valley and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden. The people of Aram will go into captivity at Kir. The LORD has said this. <a href="/gnt/amos/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will smash the city gates of Damascus and remove the inhabitants of Aven Valley and the ruler of Betheden. The people of Syria will be taken away as prisoners to the land of Kir." <a href="/isv/amos/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> I will shatter the gate bars of Damascus, and I will cut off the residents of the Aven Valley, along with the one who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Aram will be exiled to Kir," says the LORD. <a href="/msb/amos/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,? says the LORD. <a href="/net/amos/1.htm">NET Bible</a> I will break the bar on the gate of Damascus. I will remove the ruler from Wicked Valley, the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be deported to Kir." The LORD has spoken! <a href="/nheb/amos/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Wickedness, and him who holds the scepter from Beth Eden; and the people of Aram shall go into captivity to Kir," says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/amos/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the scepter from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, saith the LORD. <a href="/web/amos/1.htm">World English Bible</a> I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have broken the bar of Damascus, "" And cut off the inhabitant from Bikat-Aven, "" And a holder of a scepter from Beth-Eden, "" And the people of Aram have been removed to Kir,” said YHWH. <a href="/ylt/amos/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have broken the bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from Bikat-Aven, And a holder of a sceptre from Beth-Eden, And removed have been the people of Aram to Kir, said Jehovah. <a href="/slt/amos/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I broke the bar of Damascus, and I cut off the inhabitants of the valleys of vanity, and him taking hold of the rod of the house of delight: and the people of Aram were carried away captive to a walled place said Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will break the bar of Damascus: and I will cut off the inhabitants from the plain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of pleasure: and the people of Syria shall be carried away to Cyrene, saith the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/amos/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will shatter the crowbar of Damascus, and I will destroy the inhabitants of the camp of the idol and the holder of the scepter of the house of pleasure; and the people of Syria will be transferred to Cyrene, says the Lord. <a href="/nabre/amos/1.htm">New American Bible</a> I will break the barred gate of Damascus; From the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned, And the sceptered ruler from Beth-eden; the people of Aram shall be exiled to Kir, says the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will break the gate bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Aram shall go into exile to Kir, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I will break also the bars of Damascus and cut off the inhabitants from the plain of Aon and him that holds the sceptre from the house of Eden; and the people of Aram shall go into captivity to Kir, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/amos/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall break the bars of Darmsuq and I shall destroy the inhabitant from the valley of Awan and hold the scepter of Bayth Eden, and the people of Aram shall be led captive to Qir, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from Bikath-Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Beth-eden; and the people of Aram shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/amos/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will break to pieces the bars of Damascus, and will destroy the inhabitants out of the plain of On, and will cut in pieces a tribe out of the men of Charrhan: and the famous people of Syria shall be led captive, saith the Lord. <a href="/parallel/amos/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=52" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/1.htm">Judgment on Israel's Neighbors</a> …4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. 5<a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wə·šā·ḇar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">I will break down</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: bə·rî·aḥ (N-msc) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/1834.htm" title="1834: dam·me·śeq (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria). Or Duwmeseq; or Darmeseq; of foreign origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.">of Damascus;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·hiḵ·rat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">I will cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the ruler</a> <a href="/hebrew/1237.htm" title="1237: mib·biq·‘aṯ- (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A valley, plain. From baqa'; properly, a split, i.e. A wide level valley between mountains.">of the Valley of Aven</a> <a href="/hebrew/206.htm" title="206: ’ā·wen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- The same as 'aven; idolatry; Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt, and one in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8551.htm" title="8551: wə·ṯō·w·mêḵ (N-ms) -- A primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close.">and the one who wields</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šê·ḇeṭ (N-ms) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">the scepter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1040.htm" title="1040: mib·bêṯ (N-msc) -- House of pleasure, a place in Aram (Syria). From bayith and eden; house of pleasure; Beth-Eden, a place in Syria.">in Beth-eden.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1040.htm" title="1040: ‘e·ḏen (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- House of pleasure, a place in Aram (Syria). From bayith and eden; house of pleasure; Beth-Eden, a place in Syria."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am- (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">The people</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">of Aram</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: wə·ḡā·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">will be exiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7024.htm" title="7024: qî·rāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Kir -- wall, a city in Moab. The same as qiyr; fortress; Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in Moab.">to Kir,”</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> 6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1-3</a> This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Jeremiah 49:23-27</a> Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. / Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. / How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy? ... <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Ezekiel 27:16-18</a> Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares. / Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise. / Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar, <a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">Zechariah 9:1-2</a> This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD— / and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a> So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death. <a href="/isaiah/7-8.htm">Isaiah 7:8</a> For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people. <a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Isaiah 8:4</a> For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” <a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9</a> “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Jeremiah 48:41</a> Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. <a href="/jeremiah/50-30.htm">Jeremiah 50:30</a> Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Ezekiel 26:15-18</a> This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst? / All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! ... <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-22</a> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-14</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1-2</a> Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest / and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. <a href="/acts/22-5.htm">Acts 22:5</a> as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holds the scepter from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, said the LORD.break.<a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Isaiah 43:14</a> Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.<a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Jeremiah 50:36</a> A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.<a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a> The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.the plain of Aven.the house of Eden.the people.<a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a> Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?<a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a> And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">Aven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Break</a> <a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/joel/1-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/hosea/13-9.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Eden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Exiled</a> <a href="/hosea/11-6.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/daniel/10-21.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Kir</a> <a href="/daniel/3-1.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/joshua/7-2.htm">Aven</a> <a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Break</a> <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Eden</a> <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Exiled</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Kir</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 1</div>1. <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">The time when Amos prophesied.</a> 3. <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">He shows God's judgment upon Syria,</a> 6. <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">upon the Philistines,</a> 9. <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">upon Tyrus,</a> 11. <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">upon Edom,</a> 13. <a href="/amos/1-13.htm">upon Ammon.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/1.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/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will break down the gates of Damascus; This phrase signifies God's judgment against Damascus, the capital of Aram (modern-day Syria). The "gates" symbolize the city's defenses and strength. Historically, Damascus was a significant city in the ancient Near East, known for its wealth and power. The breaking down of its gates indicates a complete overthrow and defeat. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians, under Tiglath-Pileser III, conquered Damascus in 732 BC. The imagery of breaking gates is also used in other prophetic texts to denote divine judgment and the fall of a city (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Isaiah 45:2</a>).I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven The "Valley of Aven" is often identified with the region of Baalbek in Lebanon, known for its idolatrous worship. The term "Aven" means "wickedness" or "vanity," suggesting a place of idolatry and false worship. Cutting off the ruler implies the removal of leadership and authority, a common theme in prophetic literature where God judges nations by removing their leaders (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3:1-4</a>). This reflects God's sovereignty over nations and His intolerance of idolatry.and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. Beth-eden, meaning "house of pleasure" or "house of delight," is thought to be a region associated with luxury and ease, possibly located in the vicinity of modern-day Syria. The "scepter" is a symbol of royal authority and governance. By cutting off the one who wields it, God is declaring the end of the ruling power in this region. This act of judgment underscores the theme of divine retribution against those who oppose God's will and engage in idolatry and injustice.The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” The exile to Kir fulfills the prophecy of judgment against Aram. Kir is believed to be a region in Mesopotamia, possibly the original homeland of the Arameans (<a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Isaiah 22:6</a>). This forced relocation signifies the complete subjugation and displacement of the Aramean people, a common practice by conquering empires like Assyria to prevent rebellion. The exile theme is prevalent in the Old Testament, serving as a consequence for disobedience and a tool for divine correction (e.g., the Babylonian exile of Judah).says the LORD. This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind the prophecy. The use of "says the LORD" affirms that the message is not from the prophet's own imagination but is a direct revelation from God. It underscores the certainty and inevitability of the prophecy's fulfillment. Throughout the Bible, the phrase "says the LORD" is used to authenticate the divine origin of a message, reminding the audience of God's ultimate control over history and His faithfulness to His word (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a> The capital city of Aram (modern-day Syria), known for its wealth and strategic location. It was a significant center of power and influence in the ancient Near East. 2. <a href="/topical/v/valley_of_aven.htm">Valley of Aven</a> Likely a reference to a place associated with idolatry or vanity. The Hebrew word "Aven" can mean "wickedness" or "vanity," suggesting a place of false worship. 3. <a href="/topical/b/beth-eden.htm">Beth-eden</a> A region or city associated with luxury and pleasure. The name means "house of pleasure" or "house of delight." 4. <a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram</a> A kingdom located in modern-day Syria, often in conflict with Israel. The people of Aram were known for their military strength and alliances. 5. <a href="/topical/k/kir.htm">Kir</a> A location to which the people of Aram would be exiled. Its exact location is uncertain, but it signifies a place of captivity and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is sovereign over all nations and rulers. His judgments are just and serve as a reminder of His ultimate authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Places like the Valley of Aven and Beth-eden symbolize the futility of idolatry and the inevitable downfall that comes from turning away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> The prophecy against Damascus was fulfilled, demonstrating the reliability and truth of God's word. Believers can trust in the promises and warnings found in Scripture. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> God's judgments serve as a call to repentance. Nations and individuals are urged to turn from their wicked ways and seek the Lord. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> Even in judgment, there is hope. The mention of exile to Kir suggests that God’s discipline is not the end but a means to bring about repentance and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 1</a> <a href="/q/gad's_visions_and_prophecies.htm">What does the Bible say about Damascus's destruction?</a> <a href="/q/records_of_damascus_'threshing'_gilead.htm">(Amos 1:3) Are there historical records confirming any 'threshing' of Gilead by Damascus in the manner Amos describes?</a> <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> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_amos.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Amos?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) I will break . . .--The "bar" means the bolt of iron or brass with which the city was defended. But it is possible that it may be used of persons, i.e., princes or leaders (comp. <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm" title="Their drink is sour: they have committed prostitution continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give you.">Hosea 4:18</a>; <a href="/hosea/11-6.htm" title="And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.">Hosea 11:6</a>); and this seems confirmed by the parallelism. The plain or valley cleft between Libanus and Antilibanus is still called by the Arabs by a name closely resembling the rendering in the margin, "the valley." It is probable that the word rendered "vanity," (aven) is simply a Masoretic reading, and not what Amos intended. It is better to follow the LXX. and read the word On (as in <a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm" title="The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.">Ezekiel 30:17</a>), the reference being to the Temple of Baalbec, then in ruins, the Syrian Heliopolis. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm" title="Though you, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not you to Gilgal, neither go you up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD lives.">Hosea 4:15</a>.)[16] The site of Beth-eden (house of Eden) cannot be satisfactorily determined. Kir is the region of the river Cyrus, or, perhaps, the E. of the Upper Euphrates (see <a href="/amos/9-7.htm" title="Are you not as children of the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? said the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?">Amos 9:7</a>). (<a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm" title="And the king of Assyria listened to him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.">2Kings 16:9</a>, we see fulfilment of this doom.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - The bar which secured the gate of the city (<a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm">1 Kings 4:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a>; <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Nahum 3:13</a>). Breaking the bar is equivalent to laying the place open to the enemy. From the plain of Avon; Vulgate, de campo idoli; Hebrew, bikath-Aven; Septuagint, ἐκ πεδίου Ων; better, from the valley of Aven, or vanity, perhaps so called analogously with Hosea's naming Bethel, Bethaven, "House of God" and "House of vanity" (<a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Hosea 5:8</a>). Robinson ('Bibl. Res.,' 677) and Pusey refer the name to a valley between Lebanon and Antilibanus, a continuation of the Arabah, still called Bukaa, in the middle of which stood Baalbec, "the Temple of the sun of the valley," called Heliopolis by Greek and Roman writers (see 'Classical Museum,' 3:136). The LXX. Renders "On" in <a href="/genesis/41-45.htm">Genesis 41:45</a> by "Heliopolis;" and On and Baal being both titles of the sun, and indeed synonymous, the introduction of "On" into this passage may be accounted for. Him that holdeth the sceptre. The king and princes, as ver. 8. From the house of Eden; Hebrew, Beth-Eden, "House of delight;" Vulgate, de domo voluptatis; Septuagint, ἐξ ἀνδρῶν Ξαῥῤάν, "out of the men of Charran." This last rendering arises from considering that the reference was to the Eden of <a href="/genesis/2.htm">Genesis 2</a>, which the translators placed in the region of Haran. The place in the text Keil supposes to be the Paradisus of the Greeks, which Ptolemy (5:15, 20) locates southeast of Laodicea. Schrader suggests a place on the banks of the middle Euphrates between Balis and Biredschich called Bit-Adini in inscriptions of Asurnasirhabal and Salmanassur II. But this seems to be a wrong locality (see 'Die Keilinschriften,' p. 327). The passage means that all the inhabitants of valley and city, king and peasant, shall be cut off. Shall go into captivity. The word implies that the land shall be "stripped" or "bared" of its inhabitants. Wholesale deportation had not hitherto been common in these regions. Kir has been identified with the country on the banks of the river Kar, which flows into the Araxes on the southwest of the Caspian Sea. It forms part of the territory known as Transcaucasia. From this region the Syrians originally emigrated (<a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a>), and back to this land a large body were carried when Tiglath-Pileser, some fifty years later, killed Rezin and sacked Damascus, as related in <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a>. Saith the Lord. This is the solemn confirmation of the prophet's announcement, and recurs in vers. 8, 15 and <a href="/amos/2-3.htm">Amos 2:3</a>. <a href="/commentaries/amos/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will break down וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ (wə·šā·ḇar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces the gates בְּרִ֣יחַ (bə·rî·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> A bolt of Damascus דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק (dam·me·śeq) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1834.htm">Strong's 1834: </a> Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria) and cut off וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י (wə·hiḵ·rat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the ruler יוֹשֵׁב֙ (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of the Valley of Aven מִבִּקְעַת־ (mib·biq·‘aṯ-) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1237.htm">Strong's 1237: </a> A split, a wide level valley between mountains and him who wields וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְ (wə·ṯō·w·mêḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8551.htm">Strong's 8551: </a> To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close the scepter שֵׁ֖בֶט (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe from מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house Beth-eden. עֶ֑דֶן (‘e·ḏen) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5730.htm">Strong's 5730: </a> A luxury, dainty, delight The people עַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of Aram אֲרָ֛ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria will be exiled וְגָל֧וּ (wə·ḡā·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal to Kir,” קִ֖ירָה (qî·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7024.htm">Strong's 7024: </a> Kir -- 'wall', a city in Moab says אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 1:5 I will break the bar of Damascus (Amo. 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