Holy Scripture

Amos 1:5

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 5) Holding the scepter from the house of pleasure, and the people of Syria will be transferred to Cyrene, says the Lord. LXX: And I will cut off the tribe from men from Haran, and the captive people of Syria will be led, says the Lord. So that it is understood, I will crush and destroy, and the people of Syria…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Amos

Source: Septuagint

Original

5And I will break to pieces the bars of Damascus, and will destroy the inhabitants out of the plain of Aven, and will cut in pieces a tribe out of the men of Haran: and the famous people of Syria shall be led captive, saith the Lord.

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In context

3And the Lord said, For three sins of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sawed with iron saws the women with child of the Gileadites.

4And I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the foundations of the son of Hadad.

— Amos 1:5 —

6Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away from them; because they took prisoners the captivity of Solomon, to shut them up into Edom.

7And I will send forth a fire on the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour its foundations.

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