Amos 1:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ “And I shall break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Awen, and the one who holds the sceptre from Bĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ I will break also the bar [of the gate] of Damascus and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven or On, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria [conquered by the Assyrians] shall go into exile to Kir, says the Lord. [Ezek. 30:17.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

⁵ I will break the fortified gates of Damascus, and eliminate the people from the Aven Valley, including the one who rules from Beth-eden; the people of Aram will be forced to live in Kir, says the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And I will shatter the crowbar of Damascus, and I will destroy the inhabitants of the camp of the idol and the holder of the scepter of the house of pleasure; and the people of Syria will be transferred to Cyrene, says the Lord.

Amos 1:5 Cross References

2 Kings 14:28

And the rest of the acts of Yaroḇ

2 Kings 16:9

And the sovereign of Ashshur listened to him. And the sovereign of Ashshur went up against Dammeseq and captured it, and exiled it to Qir, and he killed Retsin.

Isaiah 22:6

And Ě

Isaiah 43:14

Thus said יהוה, your Redeemer, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 8:4

for before the child knows to cry ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Shomeron is taken away before the sovereign of Ashshur.”

Jeremiah 50:36

“A sword is upon the liars, and they shall be fools. A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be broken down.

Jeremiah 51:30

The mighty men of Baḇ

Lamentations 2:9

Her gates have sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her sovereign and her rulers are among the gentiles. The Torah is no more, And her prophets have found no vision from יהוה.

Ezekiel 27:23

“Ḥ

Ezekiel 30:17

“The young men of Awen and Pi Ḇ

Hosea 10:8

And the high places of Awen, the sin of Yisra’ĕ

Amos 5:5

but do not seek Bĕ

Amos 9:7

“Are you not like the people of Kush to Me, O children of Yisra’ĕ

Nahum 3:13

See, your people in your midst are women! The gates of your land shall be opened wide to your enemies. Fire shall consume your gate bars.