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Amos 5:3

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3For the Lord God says:

The city that marches out a thousand strong

will have only a hundred left, z

and the one that marches out a hundred strong

will have only ten left ain the house of Israel.

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Cross references

  1. z5:3 Is 6:13
  2. a5:3 Am 6:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For thus says the Lord God:

“The city that went out a thousand

shall have a hundred left,

and that which went out a hundred

shall have ten left

to the house of Israel.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the Lord God says:

The city that marches out a thousand strong

will have only a hundred left,

and the one that marches out a hundred strong

will have only ten left in the house of Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Sovereign Lord says:

“When a city sends a thousand men to battle,

only a hundred will return.

When a town sends a hundred,

only ten will come back alive.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For thus says my Lord Yahweh, “The city that marches out with a thousand will only have a hundred left. And the one that marches out with a hundred will only have ten left for the house of Israel.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.