Amos 5:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Listen, nation of Israel, to my mournful message:

Cross References

Jeremiah 18:13

So I, the LORD, command you to ask the nations, and find out if they have ever heard of such a horrible sin as what you have done.

Jeremiah 7:29

Shave your head bald and throw away the hair. Sing a funeral song on top of a barren hill. You people have made me angry, and I have abandoned you.

Jeremiah 9:10

I weep for the pasture land in the hill country. It's so barren and scorched that no one travels there. No cattle can be found there, and birds and wild animals have all disappeared.

Jeremiah 9:17

The LORD All-Powerful said, “Send for the women who are paid to weep at funerals, especially the women who can cry the loudest.”

Jeremiah 9:20

“We ask you women to pay attention to what the LORD says. We will teach you a funeral song that you can teach your daughters and friends:

Jeremiah 9:9

Give me one good reason not to punish them as they deserve. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken.

Ezekiel 19:1

Ezekiel, sing a funeral song for two of Israel's leaders:

Ezekiel 19:14

where her stem caught fire, and flames burnt her branches and fruit. Not one strong branch is left; she is stripped bare. This funeral song must be sung with sorrow.

Ezekiel 26:17

and sing this funeral song: “The great city beside the sea is destroyed! Its people once ruled the coast and terrified everyone there.

Ezekiel 27:2

Ezekiel, son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre,

Ezekiel 28:12

Ezekiel, son of man, sing a funeral song for the king of Tyre and tell him I am saying: At one time, you were perfect, intelligent, and good-looking.

Ezekiel 32:16

This is your warning, and it will be used as a funeral song by foreign women to mourn the death of your people. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Ezekiel 32:2

Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the king of Egypt and tell him I am saying: You act like a lion roaming the earth; but you are nothing more than a crocodile in a river, churning up muddy water with your feet.

Amos 3:1

People of Israel, I rescued you from Egypt. Now listen to my judgment against you.

Amos 4:1

You women of Samaria are fat cows! You ill-treat and abuse the poor and needy, then you say to your husbands, “Bring us more drinks!”

Amos 5:16

This is what the LORD has sworn: Noisy crying will be heard in every town and street. Even farmers will be told to mourn for the dead, together with those who are paid to mourn.

Amos 8:14

You made promises in the name of Ashimah, the goddess of Samaria. And you made vows in my name at the shrines of Dan and Beersheba. But you will fall and never get up.

Micah 2:4

When that happens, this sorrowful song will be sung about you: “Ruined! Completely ruined! The LORD has taken our land and given it to traitors.”