Amos 5:3

For thus saith Adonoi Hashem: 1 The city that went out by a thousand 1 will be left a hundred, 1 and that which went forth by an hundred 1 will be left ten, for Bais Yisroel. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For thus saith 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.

In Context

2The Betulat Yisroel is fallen; 1 she shall no more rise; 1 she is forsaken in her own land; 1 there is none to raise her up. 1

4For thus saith Hashem unto Bais Yisroel: 1 Seek ye Me, and live; 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:62And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the kokhavim of Shomayim for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of Hashem Eloheicha.

Isaiah 1:9Except Hashem Tzva'os 1 had left unto us a very small remnant, 1 we should have been as Sodom, 1 and we should have been like unto Amora (Gomorrah). 1

Isaiah 10:22For though thy people Yisroel be like the chol hayam, only a remnant of them shall return; destruction is decreed, overwhelming tzedakah.

Amos 6:9And it shall come to pass, if there remain asarah anashim in one bais, they shall die.

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:2-4

Invitations and Warnings. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. 2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. 3 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. This chapter begins, as those two next foregoing began, with, Hear this word. Where God has a mouth… Read the whole commentary →

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