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When a town sends a hundred, only ten will come back alive.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord GOD: “The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out a hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will have but a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out <i>by</i> a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth <i>by</i> an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord GOD: “The city that goes out by a thousand Shall have a hundred left, And that which goes out by a hundred Shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: “The city which goes forth a thousand <i>strong</i> Will have a hundred left, And the one which goes forth a hundred <i>strong</i> Will have ten left to the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220The city which goes forth a thousand strong Will have a hundred left, And the one which goes forth a hundred strong Will have ten left to the house of Israel.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For thus says the Lord GOD, “The city which goes forth a thousand <i>strong</i> Will have a hundred left, And the one which goes forth a hundred <i>strong</i> Will have ten left to the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For thus says Lord Yahweh, “The city which goes forth one thousand <i>strong</i> Will have one hundred left, And the one which goes forth one hundred <i>strong</i> Will have ten left to the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord GOD, “The city which goes forth a thousand <i>strong</i> Will have a hundred left, And the one which goes forth a hundred <i>strong</i> Will have ten left to the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD says: The city that marches out a thousand strong will have only a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have only ten left in the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD says: The city that marches out a thousand strong will have only a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have only ten left in the house of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD God has warned, "From every ten soldiers only one will be left; from a thousand troops, only a hundred will survive." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have an hundred left, and that which went forth an hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the Almighty LORD says: The city that sends 1,000 troops off to war will have [only] 100 left. The one that sends 100 troops off to war will have [only] 10 left for the nation of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Sovereign LORD says, "A city in Israel sends out a thousand soldiers, but only a hundred return; another city sends out a hundred, but only ten come back." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'The city that is sending out a thousand will have a hundred left; The city that is sending out a hundred will have ten left of the house of Israel.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ?The city that marches out a thousand strong will have but a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sovereign LORD says this: "The city that marches out with a thousand soldiers will have only a hundred left; the town that marches out with a hundred soldiers will have only ten left for the family of Israel." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD: "The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave a hundred, and that which went forth by a hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord Yahweh says: “The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus said Lord YHWH: “The city that is going out one thousand, "" Leaves one hundred, "" And that which is going out one hundred, "" Leaves ten to the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city that is going out a thousand, Doth leave an hundred, And that which is going out an hundred, Doth leave ten to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city going out a thousand shall leave an hundred, and going out a hundred shall leave ten to the house of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord God: The city, out of which came forth a thousand, there shall be left in it a hundred: and out of which there came a hundred, there shall be left in it ten, in the house of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord God: In the city from which a thousand departed, a hundred will remain, and in that from which a hundred departed, ten will remain, in the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord GOD to the house of Israel: The city that marched out with a thousand shall be left with a hundred, Another that marched out with a hundred shall be left with ten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord GOD: The city that marched out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which marched out a hundred shall have ten left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD God: The city out of which went forth a thousand men, there shall be left in it a hundred men; and that out of which went forth a hundred men, there shall be left in it ten men to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because thus says The Lord of Lords: the city from which they have been going out, a thousand will remain in it a hundred, and of those hundred who have been going out from it there will remain ten in it of the house of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord God; The city out of which there went forth a thousand, <i>in it</i> there shall be left a hundred, and <i>in that</i> out of which there went forth a hundred, there shall be left ten to the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=712" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">A Lamentation against Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now."></a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">“The city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hay·yō·ṣêṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">that marches out</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">will only see a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: taš·’îr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">return,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and the one that marches out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">a hundred strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">will have but ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: taš·’îr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">left</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a></span><br />Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Isaiah 10:22</a></span><br />Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Jeremiah 6:9</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-2.htm">Jeremiah 42:2</a></span><br />Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Ezekiel 5:3</a></span><br />But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Ezekiel 12:16</a></span><br />But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a></span><br />Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a></span><br />Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Micah 5:7-8</a></span><br />Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind. / Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Zechariah 13:8-9</a></span><br />And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. / This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-14.htm">Matthew 22:14</a></span><br />For many are called, but few are chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-23.htm">Luke 13:23-24</a></span><br />“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered, / “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27</a></span><br />Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a></span><br />In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For thus said the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">The city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-62.htm">Deuteronomy 28:62</a></b></br> And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a></b></br> Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, <i>and</i> we should have been like unto Gomorrah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/10-3.htm">Able</a> <a href="/amos/4-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/amos/4-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/amos/5-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Marches</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/hosea/8-12.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/hosea/8-12.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/amos/5-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Marches</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/amos/5-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/amos/6-9.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is what the Lord GOD says:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. The use of "Lord GOD" underscores the sovereignty and covenantal relationship God has with Israel. This introduction is typical of prophetic literature, where the prophet serves as a mouthpiece for God, delivering His judgments and promises.<p><b>The city that marches out a thousand strong will have but a hundred left:</b><br>This statement reflects a drastic reduction in numbers, symbolizing the severe consequences of Israel's disobedience and idolatry. Historically, this could refer to the military campaigns where Israel's forces were decimated due to divine judgment. The imagery of a city marching out suggests a confident, perhaps even arrogant, stance that is met with humbling defeat. This reduction from a thousand to a hundred signifies a 90% loss, highlighting the severity of the impending judgment.<p><b>and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left:</b><br>This further emphasizes the theme of decimation and loss. The reduction from a hundred to ten indicates a 90% loss, mirroring the previous phrase and reinforcing the message of judgment. This could be seen as a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience leads to military defeat and population decline. The repetition of this pattern underscores the certainty and severity of God's judgment.<p><b>in the house of Israel:</b><br>This phrase specifies the target of the prophecy, the northern kingdom of Israel. It serves as a reminder of the divided kingdom period, where Israel and Judah were separate entities. The "house of Israel" often refers to the ten northern tribes, which were particularly prone to idolatry and injustice, leading to their eventual exile by the Assyrians. This judgment is a direct consequence of their failure to uphold the covenant with God, as seen throughout the prophetic books.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and social injustice, leading to impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign and just God who speaks through Amos, warning Israel of the consequences of their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_and_the_town.htm">The City and the Town</a></b><br>Representations of the people of Israel, illustrating the drastic reduction in their numbers due to divine judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event of divine retribution that God warns will come upon Israel for their sins, resulting in significant loss and devastation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's warnings through His prophets are not idle threats but assured outcomes if repentance is not pursued.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God's commands leads to severe consequences, as seen in the drastic reduction of Israel's numbers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is an implicit call to repentance, urging us to turn back to God before it's too late.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_principle.htm">The Remnant Principle</a></b><br>Despite widespread judgment, God often preserves a faithful remnant, offering hope and continuity for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Heeding God's Word</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings leads to destruction; therefore, we must listen and respond to His Word with obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_17_6's_'few_olives'_metaphorical.htm">Does Isaiah 17:6, which mentions only “a few olives,” reflect an exaggerated or metaphorical claim about desolation that conflicts with known agricultural practices of the region? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezra_2_64-65_totals_match_estimates.htm">How can the reported totals in Ezra 2:64-65 align with known population estimates of the region at that time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_fighting_men_in_israel.htm">In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_2_chronicles_30_13's_gathering_realistic.htm">Does the massive gathering in 2 Chronicles 30:13 seem realistic given the population and logistical limits of the time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Shall leave an hundred.--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, shall have an hundred only as a remnant of the thousand who went forth to war. The great cities were to be decimated in the coming struggle with Assyria.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - The vindication of the prophet's lament. <span class="cmt_word">The city that went out by a thousand.</span> Septuagint and Vulgate, "from which went forth thousands," or, "a thousand;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> which could send out a thousand warriors to the fight, in such a city only a tenth of the inhabitants shall remain; and this shall happen to small cities as well as great. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֛יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that marches out</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֹּצֵ֥את</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·ṣêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thousand strong</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will only see a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">return,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּשְׁאִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(taš·’îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the one that marches out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥את</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a hundred strong</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will have but ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשָׂרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּשְׁאִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(taš·’îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-3.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:3 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: (Amo. 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