Amos 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Amos in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. In the Hebrew Bible it is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. The Book of Amos contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Amos, including in this chapter a lamentation for Israel, an exhortation to repentance, and God's rejection of their hypocritical service.
Book of Amos (1:1–5:21) in Latin in Codex Gigas, made around 13th century.
The words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a citation from Amos 5:24, inscribed in the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, Amos was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets. According to the Bible, Amos was the older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah and was active c. 760–755 BCE during the rule of kings Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Judah and is portrayed as being from the southern Kingdom of Judah yet preaching in the northern Kingdom of Israel. The prophet is characterized as speaking against an increased disparity between the very wealthy and the very poor with themes of justice, God's omnipotence, and divine judgment. The Book of Amos is attributed to him. In recent years, scholars have grown more skeptical of The Book of Amos’ presentation of Amos’ biography and background.
An 18th-century Russian icon of the prophet Amos (Iconostasis of Transfiguration Church, Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia).
Prophet Amos as depicted by Gustave Doré
