Amos 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.”
Amos 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,” says Yahweh.”
Amos 1:5 — World English Bible
Amos 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah. ”
Amos 1:5 — American Standard Version
Amos 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Beth-Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah. ”
Amos 1:5 — Darby Translation
Amos 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I will breake also the barres of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant of Bikeath-auen: and him that holdeth the scepter out of Beth-eden, and the people of Aram shall goe into captiuitie vnto Kir, sayth the Lord.”
Amos 1:5 — Geneva Bible
Amos 1:5 in Context — Amos 1
3 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.
6 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
What Does Amos 1:5 Mean?
Amos 1:5 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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