“Seek Me So That You May Live”

Hear this word which I am taking up for you as a (A)song of mourning, house of Israel:
She has fallen, she will (B)not rise again—
The (C)virgin Israel.
She lies unnoticed on her land;
There is (D)no one to raise her up.

For this is what the Lord [a]God says:

“The city which goes forth a thousand strong
Will have a (E)hundred left,
And the one which goes forth a hundred strong
Will have (F)ten left to the house of Israel.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Amos 5:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch

A Lament for Israel

“Hear this accusation[a] that I am bringing against you:

‘A dirge, house of Israel:
Fallen is Israel the virgin—never to rise again!
    She is abandoned on her own land,
        with no one to raise her up.’

“For this is what the Lord God says:

‘The city that is sending out a thousand
    will have a hundred left;
The city[b] that is sending out a hundred
    will have ten left of the house of Israel.’”

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Notas al pie

  1. Amos 5:1 Lit. word
  2. Amos 5:3 The Heb. lacks The city