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Amos 1:5

I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.

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ASV

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.

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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.Tiand I will breakH7665 →
בְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.ach[the] bar ofH1280 →
דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekDamascusH1834 →
וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772 →
יוֹשֵׁב֙yo.Shevinhabitant[s]H3427 →
מִבִּקְעַת־mi.bik.'at-from [the] Valley ofH1237 →
אָ֔וֶן'A.venAvenH206 →
וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.Mekhand a holder ofH8551 →
שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.veta scepterH7626 →
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom BethH1040 →
עֶ֑דֶן'E.denEdenH1040 →
וְגָל֧וּve.ga.Luand they will go into exileH1540 →
עַם־'am-[the] people ofH5971 →
אֲרָ֛ם'a.RamAramH758 →
קִ֖ירָהKi.rahKir towardsH7024 →
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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2 Kings 16:9So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.Amos 9:7“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?Jeremiah 51:30The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.Isaiah 43:14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.Ezekiel 27:23Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.Isaiah 22:6Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.Jeremiah 50:36A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.Nahum 3:13Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.Isaiah 37:12Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?

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The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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