Verse Lens · Context pointer
Amos 5:1 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 1. 1Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
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Role in This Section
This verse opens a fresh hear-this-word command and identifies the following poem as lament over the house of Israel.
Read It With
- Amos 5:1-3
Read Amos 5:1 with 5:1-3. This verse opens a fresh hear-this-word command and identifies the following poem as lament over the house of Israel. The complete unit establishes this movement: Amos sings Israel's funeral before the final collapse: the once-protected young nation lies fallen, and only a decimated force remains.
Why It Needs Context
The complete oracle in Amos 5:1-3 supplies the accusation, rhetorical turn, historical audience, and outcome that give this line its force; isolated teaching would detach it from those controls.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Amos 5:1-3 — A Funeral Lament over Fallen IsraelSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Amos 5:1-3, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Amos
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, clause relationships, wordplays, names, and the base text behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Amos.xml, 5:1-3
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