Amos 1:15

“And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.”

"And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD." - Amos 1:15
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What does Amos 1:15 mean?

Amos 1:15 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord." The book of Amos is one of the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa, was called by God to prophesy to the…

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The Fall of the Mighty: Lessons from Amos 1:15

Amos 1:15 (KJV) states, "And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD." This verse encapsulates a powerful warning from the Lord, indicating that no earthly power can withstand the sovereign judgment of God. As we explore this verse, we…

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Heavenly Father, We come before You in reverence and humbleness, seeking Your divine presence and mercy. We often find ourselves lost in the chaos of our world, and today, we are reminded of the sobering words from Your servant Amos, as recorded in the Holy Scriptures: "And…

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Amos 1:15 - "And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD."
Amos 1:1
Amos 2:15 - "Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself."
Amos 1:1 - "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake."
Amos 5:15 - "Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph."
Amos 7:15 - "And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel."
Amos 3:15 - "And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD."
Amos 1:5 - "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."
Amos 9:15 - "And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God."
Amos 1:7 - "But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:"
Amos 1:10 - "But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof."
Amos 1:12 - "But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah."
Amos 8:1 - "Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit."
Amos 1:4 - "But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad."
Amos 5:1 - "Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel."
Amos 1:14 - "But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:"
Amos 6:1 - "Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!"
Amos 5:14-15 - "Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph."
"The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake." - Amos 1:1
Amos 1:2 - "And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither."
"Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph." - Amos 5:15
Amos 1:3 - "Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:"
Amos 2:1 - "Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:"
"And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel." - Amos 7:15
Amos 4:1 - "Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink."
Amos 3:1 - "Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,"
Amos 1:9 - "¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:"
"And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD." - Amos 3:15
"But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah." - Amos 1:12