A Lament and Call to Repentance

Hear this word, Israel, this lament(A) I take up concerning you:

“Fallen is Virgin(B) Israel,
    never to rise again,
deserted in her own land,
    with no one to lift her up.(C)

This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Israel:

“Your city that marches out a thousand strong
    will have only a hundred left;
your town that marches out a hundred strong
    will have only ten left.(D)

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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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Footnotes

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