Amós 5:3

3 Así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente al reino de Israel:«La ciudad que salía a la guerra con mil hombresse quedará solo con cien,y la que salía con ciense quedará solo con diez».

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 Oye esta palabra, reino de Israel, este canto fúnebre que por ti entono:

2 «Ha caído la joven Israel,y no volverá a levantarse;postrada en su propia tierra,no hay quien la levante».

3 Así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente al reino de Israel:«La ciudad que salía a la guerra con mil hombresse quedará solo con cien,y la que salía con ciense quedará solo con diez».

4 Así dice el SEÑOR al reino de Israel:«Búsquenme y vivirán.

5 Pero no acudan a Betel,ni vayan a Guilgal,ni pasen a Berseba,porque Guilgal será llevada cautiva,y Betel, reducida a la nada».