Amos 5:26 (LSB)

Passage

You also carried along Sikkuth your king and Kiyyun, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves.

Nearby Context

Amos 5:24 But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever‑flowing stream.

Amos 5:25 “Did you present Me with sacrifices and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel?

Amos 5:26 You also carried along Sikkuth your king and Kiyyun, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves.

Amos 5:27 Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of hosts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "carried", "along", "sikkuth", "king", "kiyyun", "images", "star", and "gods". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "carried" and "along", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Did you present Me with sacrifices and..." into verse 27's "Therefore I will make you go into...", so "carried" and "along" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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