Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amos 5:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Amos 5:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 5 verse 2 to related passages throughout the 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.”
Amos 5:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 5:2
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise (נָפְלָה לֹא־תוֹסִיף קוּם בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, naphlah lo-tosif qum betulat Yisrael)—the verb naphal (נָפַל, "fallen") in the perfect tense indicates completed action: Israel has fallen, not will fall. From God's eternal perspective, their doom is so certain it's spoken as accomplished fact. The term "virgin of Israel" (betulat Yisrael, בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל) depicts the nation as young woman in her prime, emphasizing tragic waste—Israel dies before fulfilling her destiny. The phrase she shall no more rise (lo-tosif qum, לֹא־תוֹסִיף קוּם) ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 5:2
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“Let my eyes run down with tears night and day”
“and made them molten images”
“when they made an end of eating the grass of the land”
“This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin”
“and we will live before him.”
“and took Ijon”
“and close up its breaches”
“[and] my curtains in a moment.”
“Thus shall Babylon sink”
“who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.”