Amos 1:15 (GNV)

Passage

And their King shall go into captiuitie, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.

Nearby Context

Amos 1:13 Thus sayth ye Lord, For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they haue ript vp the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.

Amos 1:14 Therefore will I kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battell, and with a tempest in the day of the whirlewinde.

Amos 1:15 And their King shall go into captiuitie, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "shall", "captiuitie", "princes", "together", "saith", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Therefore will I kindle a fire in...", giving immediate footing for "king" and "shall". In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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