Amos 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Amos 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the Lord Yahweh says: “The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.””
Amos 5:3 — World English Bible
Amos 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel. ”
Amos 5:3 — American Standard Version
Amos 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city that is going out a thousand, Doth leave an hundred, And that which is going out an hundred, Doth leave ten to the house of Israel.”
Amos 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, for the house of Israel. ”
Amos 5:3 — Darby Translation
Amos 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For thus saith ye Lord God, The citie which went out by a thousand, shall leaue an hundreth: and that which went forth by an hundreth, shall leaue ten to the house of Israel.”
Amos 5:3 — Geneva Bible
Amos 5:3 in Context — Amos 5
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 an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
5 But seek not Beth–el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer–sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth–el shall come to nought.
What Does Amos 5:3 Mean?
Amos 5:3 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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