The Meaning of Amos 5:3 Explained

Amos 5:3

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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 5:3?

MEANING: What does Amos 5:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 5:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 5:3?

What is the context of Amos 5:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Amos 5:3 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Israelite cities that had sent1 ,000 soldiers against Israel"s enemy saw only100 survive, and smaller towns that sent out only100 soldiers saw only10 come home alive. No nation could survive such devastating defeat in war.

Context Summary

Amos 5:1-15 - "prepare To Meet Thy God"

Worse judgments than those mentioned in the previous verses were in store but before they are inflicted, the entire nation is summoned to the divine bar. Whether we choose or not, "we must all appear before the judgment seat of God." Prepare, my soul, to meet Him! Note the sublimity of that last verse of Amos 4:1-13. How great is God, who made the mountains! How mysterious, who made the wind! How sublime, who calls to the dawn! How mighty, to whom mountains and peaks are stepping-stones!

But great and holy though God is, we are invited to seek Him. He desires to bless, but He must be sought. Were we more diligent in seeking, as the miner for gold, or the scientific man for nature's secrets, we should be marvelously repaid. "Eye hath not seen," etc. Amos speaks as nature's child. Often as he had tended his flocks, he had watched the Pleiades with their gentle radiance, and Orion, the herald of storm. He had listened to God calling across the waters, and had drawn life from Him. "Seek and live!" O soul, what a God is thine! Thy springs and storms await His word of command. He can turn thy darkness into the morning. Be of good cheer! [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 5

¹ A lamentation for Israel
⁴ An exhortation to repentance
²¹ God rejects their hypocritical service

What do the individual words in Amos 5:3 mean?

For thus says the Lord GOD the city that goes out [by] a thousand shall have left a hundred that which goes out [by] a hundred ten to the house of Israel -

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הָעִ֛יר הַיֹּצֵ֥את אֶ֖לֶף תַּשְׁאִ֣יר מֵאָ֑ה וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥את מֵאָ֛ה עֲשָׂרָ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ס

כֹ֤ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַר֙	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֣י	the Lord
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹנָי Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֔ה	GOD
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
הָעִ֛יר	the city
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַיֹּצֵ֥את	that goes out
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֶ֖לֶף	[by] a thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
תַּשְׁאִ֣יר	shall have left
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: שָׁאַר Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
מֵאָ֑ה	a hundred
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥את	that which goes out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
מֵאָ֛ה	[by] a hundred
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
עֲשָׂרָ֖ה	ten
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: עֶשֶׂר Sense: ten.
לְבֵ֥ית	to the house
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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