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

צֹרְרֵ֤י shew hostility toward H6887 · TWOT 1974
שֹׁ֖ד violence H7701 · TWOT 2331a
חַגֵּי festival-gathering H2282 · TWOT 602a
חֹ֥שֶׁךְ darkness H2822 · TWOT 769a
כַּרְמֵי vineyard H3754 · TWOT 1040a

Cross-References

People & Context

Wilderness Sacrifices

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

Wilderness Idolatry

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

Corruption of Justice

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

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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