Amos 2:3

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And I will cut off the ruler from its midst and will slay all its princes with him, says the Lord.

Cross References

Job 12:21

He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong [disabling them, bringing low the pride of the learned].

Psalm 141:6

When their rulers are overthrown in stony places, [their followers] shall hear my words, that they are sweet (pleasant, mild, and just).

Psalm 2:10

Now therefore, O you kings, act wisely; be instructed and warned, O you rulers of the earth.

Isaiah 40:23

Who brings dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges and rulers of the earth as chaos (emptiness, falsity, and futility).

Jeremiah 48:25

The horn (strength) of Moab is cut off, and his arm [of authority] is shattered, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:7

For because you have trusted in your works [your bungling idol images] and in your treasures [instead of in God], you shall also be taken. And Chemosh [your god] shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

Amos 5:12

For I know how manifold are your transgressions and how mighty are your sins–you who afflict the [uncompromisingly] righteous, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the [court of the city] gate from their right.

Amos 5:7

You who turn justice into [the bitterness of] wormwood and cast righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) down to the ground,

Amos 6:12

Do horses run upon rocks? Do men plow the ocean with oxen? But you have turned justice into [the poison of] gall and the fruit of righteousness into [the bitterness of] wormwood–

Numbers 24:17

I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but He is not near. A star (Star) shall come forth out of Jacob, and a scepter (Scepter) shall rise out of Israel and shall crush all the corners of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth [Moab's sons of tumult]. [Matt. 2:2; Rom. 15:12.]