² They say to the people: "Journey over to Calneh and look at it! Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah! Then go down to Gath of the Philistines! Are they superior to our two kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?" ³ You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence. ⁴ They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen.

Phrases

Day of Judgment

Put Off

Day Of Calamity

Names

Amos

Cross References

Amos 9:10

All the sinners among my people will die by the sword -- the ones who say, 'Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.'

Isaiah 56:12

Each one says, 'Come on, I'll get some wine! Let's guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We'll have everything we want!'

Ezekiel 12:27

"Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying, 'The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.'

Psalm 94:20

Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

Isaiah 47:7

You said, 'I will rule forever as permanent queen!' You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out.

Ezekiel 12:22

"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, 'The days pass slowly, and every vision fails'?

Amos 3:10

"They do not know how to do what is right." (The Lord is speaking.) "They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.

Amos 5:12

Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.

Amos 5:18

Woe to those who wish for the day of the Lord! Why do you want the Lord's day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.

Amos 6:12

Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.

Matthew 24:48

But if that evil slave should say to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'

1 Thessalonians 5:3

Now when they are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.

2 Peter 3:4

and saying, "Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation."

Revelation 18:17

because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!" And every ship's captain, and all who sail along the coast -- seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off

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