Amos 1:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Ammon's king and nobles will be led away together into exile.
What Does Amos 1:15 Mean?
The chapter's opening series of judgments closes with the king of Ammon and his princes marching into captivity side by side. The highest of the land share the fate they brought upon others, stripped of throne and freedom together.
There is a leveling in God's justice. Rank and title cannot purchase exemption; the king goes where his cruelty sends him. This sobering picture prepares the reader for the chapters ahead, where the prophet's gaze will turn at last toward God's own people. If the nations answer for their sins, how much more those who know the Lord. The verse leaves us humbled, and ready to listen.
Amos 1:15 in the Original Language
golah (גּוֹלָה), 'captivity' -- exile, the forced removal of a people from their land.
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What does Amos 1:15 mean?
Ammon's king and nobles will be led away together into exile.