World English Bible
Amos 5:3
“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.”
Verse in context — Amos 5
1
Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
2
The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. She is cast down on her land; there is no one to raise her up.
3
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.
4
For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;
5
but don't seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and don't pass to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.