Amos 5:27 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Amos 5:25 Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

Amos 5:26 Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

Amos 5:27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "cause", "captivity", "beyond", "damascus", "saith", "jehovah", and "whose". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "cause", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Yea ye have borne the tabernacle of...", giving immediate footing for "therefore" and "cause". In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "cause" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.