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.

Cross-references

Amos 9:11 Contrast

Amos 9:11 promises to raise David's fallen tent, directly reversing this verse's declaration that Israel will never rise again.

In Amos 7:2-5, Amos intercedes to prevent the very fall declared here, showing the power of prayer to change judgment.

Jeremiah 14:17 uses the same 'virgin daughter of my people' imagery to lament her crushing wound — reinforcing Amos's picture of Israel's fall.

Hosea 6:2 Contrast

Hosea 6:2 proclaims that Israel will be revived after two days—directly contradicting the statement that she will never rise again.

Lamentations 1:16-18 laments that the comforter is far and none to revive, mirroring the abandonment in this verse.

Jeremiah 51:64 uses the same 'rise no more' for Babylon's judgment, directly paralleling this verse's declaration of Israel's fall.

Jeremiah 31:4 promises rebuilding for 'virgin Israel' — directly reversing Amos's lament that she is fallen with no one to raise her.

Jeremiah 30:12-14 describes Israel's incurable wound with none to uphold, directly paralleling this verse's fallen and unlifted state.

Isaiah 51:18 says there is none to guide Jerusalem, closely matching this verse's 'no one to lift her up'.

Isaiah 37:22 personifies Jerusalem as a 'virgin daughter' — the same metaphor Amos uses for Israel's fallen state.

Isaiah 3:8 Parallel

Isaiah 3:8 says Jerusalem has 'fallen' because of speech and deeds against the Lord — paralleling Amos's link between sin and downfall.

2 Kings 15:29 Historical context

2 Kings 15:29 records the Assyrian conquest of Israel — the historical event that fulfills the fall Amos poetically describes.

Jeremiah 8:4 asks why people who fall don't get up, highlighting Israel's refusal to repent—leading to the permanent fall described here.

Hosea 5:5 Parallel

Hosea 5:5 says Israel's arrogance makes them stumble in sin, which is the reason for the fall from which they cannot rise.

2 Kings 21:14 states God will forsake his inheritance, echoing the abandonment of Israel 'on her land' with no one to lift her up.

Hosea 14:1 Contrast

Hosea 14:1 urges Israel to return after stumbling — offering a call to repentance absent in Amos's lament of total abandonment.

2 Kings 17:16 Historical context

2 Kings 17:16 details Israel's idolatry — the sin that explains why Virgin Israel fell as Amos laments.

Jeremiah 18:13 calls 'virgin Israel' a doer of a horrible thing — linking her moral corruption to the fall Amos mourns.

Isaiah 24:20 describes the earth falling and not rising again — a cosmic judgment echoing the irreversible fall of Israel here.

Proverbs 24:16 says the righteous fall seven times but rise—contrasting with Israel's permanent fall here, implying she is not righteous.

2 Kings 19:21 also uses 'virgin daughter' for Jerusalem, but there she mocks enemies; here she is fallen. Same metaphor, different fate.