Amós 5:3

3 Porque así dice el Señor DIOS: La ciudad que sale con mil, se quedará con cien; y la que sale con cien, se quedará con diez, en la casa de Israel.

Amós 5:3 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 5:3

For thus saith the Lord God
This is a reason why there were none to raise her up: since the city that went out [by] a thousand shall leave an hundred;
that is, the city in which there were a thousand constantly going in and out; or which sent, caused to go out, or furnished, a thousand men upon occasion for war, had only a hundred persons left in it; or there remained but a hundred of the thousand they sent out, the rest being destroyed by one means or another: and that which went forth [by] an hundred shall leave ten, to the house
of Israel;
where there were a hundred persons going out and coming in continually; or which sent out a hundred men to the army to fight their battles had now only ten remaining; to such a small number were they reduced all over the land, so that there were none, or not a number sufficient to raise up Israel to its former state and glory.

Amós 5:3 In-Context

1 Oíd esta palabra que yo pronuncio como lamentación sobre vosotros, casa de Israel.

2 Ha caído, no volverá a levantarse la virgen de Israel; abandonada yace en su tierra, no hay quien la levante.

3 Porque así dice el Señor DIOS: La ciudad que sale con mil, se quedará con cien; y la que sale con cien, se quedará con diez, en la casa de Israel.

4 Porque así dice el SEÑOR a la casa de Israel: Buscadme, y viviréis.

5 Pero no busquéis a Betel, ni vayáis a Gilgal, ni paséis a Beerseba; porque ciertamente Gilgal será llevada cautiva, y Betel caerá en desgracia.