Amos 1:15 (YLT)

Passage

And gone hath their king in a removal, He and his heads together, said Jehovah!

Nearby Context

Amos 1:13 Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their ripping up the pregnant ones of Gilead, To enlarge their border,

Amos 1:14 And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Rabbah, And it hath consumed her palaces, With a shout in a day of battle, With a whirlwind in a day of hurricane,

Amos 1:15 And gone hath their king in a removal, He and his heads together, said Jehovah!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gone", "hath", "king", "removal", "heads", "together", "said", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gone" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I have kindled a fire against...", giving immediate footing for "gone" and "hath". In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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