Amos 5:27 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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 "therefore", "make", "exile", "beyond", "damascus", "says", "yahweh", and "whose". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "You also carried along Sikkuth your king...", giving immediate footing for "therefore" and "make". 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 "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.