And I caused you to be carried away captive farther off than Damascus, said Jehovah, God of armies his name.

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

because Amos is saying this: "By the sword will Jeroboam die, and Israel will surely go into exile far from her homeland.'"

"Therefore this is what the LORD says: "Your wife will become a whore in the city, and your sons and daughters will die by the sword. Your land will be divided and apportioned, and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will surely go into exile, far from its homeland."'"