Amos 5:26 (YLT)

Passage

And ye bare Succoth your king, and Chiun your images, The star of your god, that ye made for yourselves.

Nearby Context

Amos 5:24 And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.

Amos 5:25 Sacrifices and offering did ye bring nigh to Me, In a wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

Amos 5:26 And ye bare Succoth your king, and Chiun your images, The star of your god, that ye made for yourselves.

Amos 5:27 And I removed you beyond Damascus, Said Jehovah, God of Hosts <FI>is<Fi> His name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bare", "succoth", "king", "chiun", "images", "star", and "yourselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bare" and "succoth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Sacrifices and offering did ye bring nigh..." into verse 27's "And I removed you beyond Damascus Said...", so "bare" and "succoth" 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 "bare" and "succoth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.