Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The Sovereign LORD says, "A city in Israel sends out a thousand soldiers, but only a hundred return; another city sends out a hundred, but only ten come back." Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For thus saith the Lord God: The city, out of which came forth a thousand, there shall be left in it a hundred: and out of which there came a hundred, there shall be left in it ten, in the house of Israel. The city. Deuteronomy 4:27 And scatter you among all nations, and you shall remain a few among the nations, to which the Lord shall lead you. Deuteronomy 28:62 And you shall remain few in number, who before were as the stars of heaven for multitude, because thou heardst not the voice of the Lord thy God. Isaiah 1:9 Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha. Isaiah 10:22 For if thy people, O Israel, shall be as the sand of the sea, a remnant of them shall be converted, the consumption abridged shall overflow with justice. Ezekiel 12:16 And I will leave a few men of them from the sword, and from the famine, and from the pestilence: that they may declare all their wicked deeds among the nations whither they shall go: and they shall know that I am the Lord. Romans 9:27 And Isaias cried out concerning Israel: If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved. Context A Lamentation against Israel…2The virgin of Israel is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up. 3For thus saith the Lord God: The city, out of which came forth a thousand, there shall be left in it a hundred: and out of which there came a hundred, there shall be left in it ten, in the house of Israel. Cross References Psalm 144:14 Their oxen fat. There is no breach of wall, nor passage, nor crying out in their streets. Isaiah 6:13 And there shall be still a tithing therein, and she shall turn, and shall be made a show as a turpentine tree, and as an oak that spreadeth its branches: that which shall stand therein, shall be a holy seed. Amos 6:9 And if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die. Additional Translations This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will only see a hundred return, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”For thus said 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.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. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; The city out of which there went forth a thousand, in it there shall be left a hundred, and in that out of which there went forth a hundred, there shall be left ten to the house of Israel. 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. For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have an hundred left, and that which went forth an hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel. For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave a hundred, and that which went forth by a hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. For thus says the Lord Yahweh: "The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel." 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. Jump to Previous Able City Forth Goes House Hundred Israel Leave Marches Sovereign Strong Ten ThousandJump to Next Able City Forth Goes House Hundred Israel Leave Marches Sovereign Strong Ten ThousandLinks Amos 5:3 NIVAmos 5:3 NLT Amos 5:3 ESV Amos 5:3 NASB Amos 5:3 KJV Amos 5:3 Bible Apps Amos 5:3 Biblia Paralela Amos 5:3 Chinese Bible Amos 5:3 French Bible Amos 5:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a And city for forth GOD goes have house hundred is Israel left LORD marches of one only out says Sovereign strong ten that the This thousand thus to town what which will OT Prophets: Amos 5:3 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: (Amo. Am) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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