Amos
Amos 5:3
3This is what the Lord GOD says:
“The city that marches out a thousand strong
will have but a hundred left,
and the one that marches out a hundred strong
will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The city | הָעִ֛יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| that marches out | הַיֹּצֵ֥את | hay·yō·ṣêṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| a thousand strong | אֶ֖לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| will have but a hundred | מֵאָ֑ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| left | תַּשְׁאִ֣יר | taš·’îr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| and the one that marches out | וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥את | wə·hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| a hundred strong | מֵאָ֛ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| will have but ten | עֲשָׂרָ֖ה | ‘ă·śā·rāh | Number - masculine singular | H6235 ten |
| left | תַּשְׁאִ֥יר | taš·’îr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| in the house | לְבֵ֥ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 9:27 · Isaiah 6:13 · Isaiah 10:22 · Ezekiel 12:16 · Isaiah 1:9 · Deuteronomy 4:27 · Deuteronomy 28:62
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.