Amos 5:27

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

Cross-references

Amos 5:16 Parallel

Amos 5:16 describes the widespread wailing that accompanies the exile pronounced in Amos 5:27.

Amos 6:7 Parallel

Amos 6:7 repeats the exile judgment specifically on the complacent, mirroring the fate in Amos 5:27.

2 Kings 15:29 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 15:29 records Tiglath-pileser's deportation of Israelite cities beyond Damascus, fulfilling Amos 5:27's prophecy of exile.

2 Kings 17:6 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 17:6 recounts the final deportation of Israel to Assyria—a later fulfillment of the exile prophesied in Amos 5:27.

Acts 7:43 Citation

Acts 7:43 quotes Amos 5:27 (with 'Babylon' for 'Damascus'), using it in Stephen's accusation of Israel's rebellion.

1 Kings 14:15 prophesies scattering beyond the Euphrates — the same exile event Amos warns about, with 'beyond Damascus' as a specific location.

2 Kings 17:23 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 17:23 records the historical fulfillment of Amos's prophecy — Israel taken into Assyrian exile as warned.

Hosea 11:5 Parallel

Hosea 11:5 warns 'Assyria will rule over them' — directly matching Amos's prophecy of exile beyond Damascus to Assyria.

Deuteronomy 28:32 Historical context

Deuteronomy 28:32 describes children given to another nation — a covenant curse that Amos applies as the exile beyond Damascus.

Isaiah 10:13 quotes Assyria's boast of its own power, contrasting with Amos's claim that God alone sends Israel into exile.

Jeremiah 15:14 speaks of enslavement in an unknown land — a similar exile judgment, though for Judah rather than Israel.

Hosea 9:15 Parallel

Hosea 9:15 says God will drive them out of his house — a parallel judgment of expulsion for the same northern kingdom.