Amo 1:5 | HCSB | STEP | I will break down the gates of Damascus . I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven , and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden . The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir . The Lord has spoken .

b Gn 22:17; Neh 1:3; Lm 2:9; Hs 11:6; Nah 3:13

‏ Amos 1:5

5 I will break down the gates ^{▼▼Lit gate bars
,} ^b of Damascus.
I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven,
and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden.
The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir. ^c
The Lord has spoken.