Amos 2:4

Conservative English Version

The LORD said: I will punish Judah for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They have rejected my teachings and refused to obey me. They were led astray by the same false gods their ancestors worshiped.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:19

but they also disobeyed the LORD's commands and acted like the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 25:14

After Amaziah had defeated the Edomite army, he returned to Jerusalem. He took with him the idols of the Edomite gods and set them up. Then he bowed down and offered them sacrifices.

2 Chronicles 30:7

Don't follow the example of your ancestors and your Israelite relatives in the north. They were unfaithful to the LORD, and he punished them horribly.

Nehemiah 1:7

by choosing to disobey you and the laws and teachings you gave to your servant Moses.

Nehemiah 9:26

In spite of this, they rebelled and disobeyed your laws. They killed your prophets, who warned them to turn back to you, and they cursed your name.

Isaiah 28:15

Do you think you have an agreement with death and the world of the dead? Why do you trust in your lies to keep you safe from danger and the mighty flood?

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burned to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Jeremiah 16:11

Then tell them I have said: People of Judah, your ancestors turned away from me; they rejected my laws and teachings and started worshiping other gods.

Jeremiah 16:12

And you have done even worse! You are stubborn, and instead of obeying me, you do whatever evil comes to your mind.

Jeremiah 17:27

But if you keep on carrying things through the city gates on the Sabbath and keep treating it as any other day, I will set fire to these gates and burn down the whole city, including the fortresses.

Jeremiah 6:19

My people ignored me and rejected my laws. They planned to do evil, and now the evil they planned will happen to them."

Jeremiah 8:2

who loved and worshiped the sun, moon, and stars. These bones will be scattered and left lying on the ground like trash, where the sun and moon and stars can shine on them.

Jeremiah 8:9

Your wise men have rejected what I say, and so they have no wisdom. Now they will be trapped and put to shame; they won't know what to do.

Jeremiah 9:14

They were stubborn and worshiped Baal, just as their ancestors did.

Ezekiel 13:22

They do things I would never do. They lie to good people and encourage them to do wrong, and they convince the wicked to keep sinning and ruin their lives.

Ezekiel 20:13

But the Israelites rebelled against me in the desert. They refused to obey my laws and teachings, and they treated the Sabbath like any other day. Then in my anger, I decided to destroy the Israelites in the desert once and for all.

Ezekiel 20:16

I said this because they had not only ignored my laws and teachings, but had disgraced my Sabbath and worshiped idols.

Ezekiel 20:18

So I warned the children not to act like their parents or follow their evil ways or worship their idols.

Ezekiel 20:24

because they had disobeyed my laws and ignored my teachings; they had disgraced my Sabbath and worshiped the idols their ancestors had made.

Ezekiel 20:30

Then ask the Israelites why they are following the example of their wicked ancestors

Ezekiel 22:28

And then the prophets in Israel cover up these sins by giving false visions. I have never spoken to them, but they lie and say they have a message from me.

Ezekiel 22:8

You show no respect for my sacred places and treat the Sabbath just like any other day.

Hosea 12:2

The LORD also brings charges against the people of Judah, the descendants of Jacob. He will punish them for what they have done.

Hosea 12:3

Even before Jacob was born, he cheated his brother, and when he grew up, he fought against God.

Hosea 6:11

People of Judah, your time is coming too. I, the LORD, would like to make my nation prosper again

Amos 1:3

The LORD said: I will punish Syria for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They dragged logs with spikes over the people of Gilead.

Amos 3:2

Of all nations on earth, you are the only one I have chosen. That's why I will punish you because of your sins.

Micah 6:12

You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies.

Habakkuk 2:18

What is an idol worth? It's merely a false god. Why trust a speechless image made from wood or metal by human hands?

Romans 1:25

They gave up the truth about God for a lie, and they worshiped God's creation instead of God, who will be praised forever. Amen.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. You are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:18

You were rescued from the useless way of life that you learned from your ancestors. But you know that you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last forever.

Judges 10:6

Before long, the Israelites began disobeying the LORD by worshiping Baal, Astarte, and gods from Syria, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia.