1. Amos says that his words are a dirge for Israel, which means that Israel is as good as dead.
2. Israel will be destroyed and will not be restored, "will not rise again." (Unlike Judah, which will be restored, which will return from captivity.)
No one will raise up Israel, which means that God will abandon Israel, or already has.
Amos describes Israel as a virgin. This seems to mean that Israel has no husband, that God is no longer Israel's God, and so "there is none to raise her up."
3. Israel will be conquered in battle and only one in ten will survive. There will only be a small remnant (and even that small remnant will be scattered).
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