Amos 5:2

Verse

“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”

American Standard Version (1901)

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

The virgin of Israel has been made low, never again to be lifted up: she is stretched out by herself on her land; there is no one to put her on her feet again.

Free Bible Version

Virgin Israel has fallen, and will never rise again! She lies abandoned on the ground, and there is no one to help her up.

Geneva Bible 1599

The virgine Israel is fallen, and shall no more rise: shee is left vpon her lande, and there is none to raise her vp.

King James (Authorized) Version

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

Translation for Translators

“You are like [MET] a young woman, but in spite of that, you will certainly be struck down and you will never get up again! You will lie on the ground, abandoned, and there will be no one to help you stand up.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

The virgin Israel has fallen; she will rise no more; she is forsaken on her land; there is no one to raise her up.

Noah Webster Bible

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise! she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

World English Bible

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation

'Fallen, not again to rise, hath the virgin of Israel, Left on her land — she hath no raiser up.'

Context

A Lamentation against Israel

¹Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lamentation I take up against you: ²“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”

Sermons

Facing Reprobates With Their Destiny

Rolfe Barnard

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Summary

In this verse, the prophet Amos delivers a message of warning and judgment to the people of Israel. He uses vivid imagery to depict the fallen state of Israel, comparing the virgin daughter of Israel to a dead body lying on the ground. This powerful metaphor conveys the spiritual decay and moral corruption that had overtaken the nation. Amos calls the people to repentance and a return to God, highlighting the consequences of their disobedience and the urgent need for reconciliation.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

The virgin of Israel - The kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes, which were carried into captivity; and are now totally lost in the nations of the earth.

John Gill Bible Commentary

The virgin of Israel is fallen,.... The kingdom of Israel, so called, because it had never been subdued, or become subject to a foreign power, since it was a kingdom; or because, considered in its ecclesiastic state, it had been espoused to the Lord as a chaste virgin; and perhaps this may be ironically spoken, and refers to its present adulterate and degenerated state worshipping the calves at Dan and Bethel; or else because of its wealth and riches and the splendour and gaiety in which it appeared; but now, as it had fallen into sin and iniquity, it should quickly fall by it, and on account of it, into ruin and misery; and because of the certainty of it it is represented as if it was already fallen: she shall no more rise; and become a kingdom again, as it never has as yet, since the ten tribes were carried away captive by Shalmaneser king of Assyria, to which calamity this prophecy refers, The Targum is, "shall not rise again this year;'' very impertinently; better Kimchi and Ben Melech, for a long time; since as they think, and many others, that the ten tribes shall return again, as may seem when all Israel shall be converted and saved, and repossess their own land; see Hos 1:10. Abendana produces a passage out of Zohar, in which these words are interpreted, that the virgin of Israel should not rise again of herself, she not having power to prevail over her enemies; but God will raise her up out of the dust, when he shall raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, who shall reign in future time over all the tribes together, as it is said in Amo 9:11; she is forsaken upon her land; by her people, her princes, and her God; or prostrate on the ground, as the Targum; she was cast upon the ground, and dashed to pieces by the enemy as an earthen vessel, and there left, her ruin being irrecoverable; so whatever is cast and scattered, or dashed to pieces on the ground, and left, is expressed by the word here used, as Jarchi observes: there is none to raise her up: her princes and people are either slain by the sword, famine, and pestilence, or carried captive, and so can yield her no assistance; her idols whom she worshipped cannot, and her God she forsook will not.

Amos 5:2

A Lamentation against Israel

¹Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lamentation I take up against you: ²“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”

American Standard Version (1901)

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

Bible in Basic English

The virgin of Israel has been made low, never again to be lifted up: she is stretched out by herself on her land; there is no one to put her on her feet again.

Free Bible Version

Virgin Israel has fallen, and will never rise again! She lies abandoned on the ground, and there is no one to help her up.

Geneva Bible 1599

The virgine Israel is fallen, and shall no more rise: shee is left vpon her lande, and there is none to raise her vp.

King James (Authorized) Version

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

The virgin Israel has fallen; she will rise no more; she is forsaken on her land; there is no one to raise her up.

Noah Webster Bible

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise! she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

World English Bible

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation

'Fallen, not again to rise, hath the virgin of Israel, Left on her land — she hath no raiser up.'

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

The virgin of Israel - The kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes, which were carried into captivity; and are now totally lost in the nations of the earth.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Amos 5:2

Verse

Context

A Lamentation against Israel

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Amos 5:2

A Lamentation against Israel

Facing Reprobates With Their Destiny

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes