Amos 5:2"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."
The setting
Tekoa, Israel, ~760 BC. Amos the shepherd watches Israel's prosperity and predicts its doom...
The emotion here: heartbroken at delivering devastating news
The original word
bethulah (בְּתוּלַת) — virgin, representing Israel's pure beginning now defiled
Why it matters
Israel fell to Assyria exactly as predicted, with 27,290 people deported
Read with care
What most readers miss in Amos 5:2
Virgin implies Israel was once pure and beautiful to God
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about ancient Israel, but Amos is showing how God grieves when any nation abandons justice and mercy.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Amos 5:2
Bible Genome reading
Amos 5:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Amos 5:2 comes from the book of Amos, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, fall of nation, divine grief. Notable phrases: virgin of Israel has fallen; no one to raise her up. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
Your reflection
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