For the Lord God says:

The city that marches out a thousand strong
will have only a hundred left,(A)
and the one that marches out a hundred strong
will have only ten left(B) in the house of Israel.

Seek God and Live

For the Lord says to the house of Israel:

Seek Me and live!(C)
Do not seek Bethel(D)
or go to Gilgal(E)
or journey to Beer-sheba,(F)
for Gilgal will certainly go into exile,
and Bethel will come to nothing.

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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.(A)

This is what the Lord says to Israel:

“Seek(B) me and live;(C)
    do not seek Bethel,
do not go to Gilgal,(D)
    do not journey to Beersheba.(E)
For Gilgal will surely go into exile,
    and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:5 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see Hosea 4:15.