Amos 5:3
For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
The verse speaks to the house of Israel as a warning that the nation will suffer devastating loss. A city that went out by a thousand will be left with a hundred, and that which went forth by a hundred will be left with ten. In this reckoning is portrayed calamity and the destruction coming upon the people. Yet the warning leaves room for individuals to repent before the nation is struck. That repentance is to seek God, to turn from evil, to love good, and to uphold justice.