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

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

For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel:

(C)Seek Me (D)so that you may live.
But do not [b]resort to (E)Bethel
And do not come to (F)Gilgal,
Nor cross over to (G)Beersheba;
For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity
And Bethel will [c]come to nothing.

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Footnotes

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

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