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Amos 5:2

Amos 5:2
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

The virgin of Israel is fallen,.... The kingdom of Israel, so called, because it had never been subdued, or become…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

She hath fallen, she shall rise no more, the virgin of Israel; she hath been dashed down upon her land, there is none to…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

The virgin of Israel - The kingdom of Israel, or the ten tribes, which were carried into captivity; and are now totally…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 5:1-3

This chapter begins, as those two next foregoing began, with, Hear this word. Where God has a mouth to speak we must…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

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.