Amos 1:5 (YLT)

Passage

And I have broken the bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from Bikat-Aven, And a holder of a sceptre from Beth-Eden, And removed have been the people of Aram to Kir, said Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Amos 1:3 And thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their threshing Gilead with sharp-pointed irons,

Amos 1:4 And I have sent a fire against the house of Hazael, And it hath consumed the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

Amos 1:5 And I have broken the bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from Bikat-Aven, And a holder of a sceptre from Beth-Eden, And removed have been the people of Aram to Kir, said Jehovah.

Amos 1:6 Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their removing a complete captivity, To deliver up to Edom,

Amos 1:7 And I have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza, And it hath consumed her palaces;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "broken", "damascus", "inhabitant", "bikat-aven", "holder", "sceptre", "beth-eden", and "removed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "broken" and "damascus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And I have sent a fire against..." into verse 6's "Thus said Jehovah For three transgressions of...", so "broken" and "damascus" 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 "broken" and "damascus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.