Amos 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 9

¹ Hear this word which I am lifting up against you, a dirge, O house of Israel.

² The virgin of Israel has fallen, and will not rise up again; she lies forsaken on her land; there is no one raising her up.

³ For so says the Lord Jehovah, 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 in the house of Israel.

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Chapter Summary

A lamentation for Israel. An exhortation to repentance. Jehovah rejects their hypocrisy.

Key Hebrew Words

דָּרַשׁ seek H1875 · TWOT 455

חָיָה live H2421 · TWOT 644

מִשְׁפָּט justice, judgment H4941 · TWOT 2443c

צְדָקָה righteousness H6666 · TWOT 1879b

שַׁ֫עַר gate (place of justice) H8179 · TWOT 2437a

קִינָה lament, dirge H7015 · TWOT 2018a

Cross-References

Acts 7:42–43

Timeline

Wilderness Sacrifices

Israel brought near sacrifices and food offerings to Jehovah for forty years in the wilderness.

Amos 5:25

Wilderness Idolatry

Israelites lifted up the booth of their king, Kiyyun, and star images of gods they made for themselves.

Amos 5:26

Corruption of Justice

Israelites turn judgment into wormwood and cast righteousness to the earth.

Amos 5:7

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