For thus says the Lord [a]God,

“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 thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,

(C)Seek Me (D)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 trouble.

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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 Or become iniquity