Amos 6:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Horses can't gallop on rocks; oceans can't be ploughed. But you have turned justice and fairness into bitter poison.

Cross References

Isaiah 48:4

I knew you were stubborn and hard-headed.

Jeremiah 5:3

I answered, “I know that you look for truth. You punished your people for their lies, but in spite of the pain, they became more stubborn and refused to turn back to you.”

Hosea 10:13

You have planted evil, harvested injustice, and eaten the fruit of your lies. You trusted your own strength and your powerful forces.

Hosea 10:4

Israel, you break treaties and don't keep promises; you turn justice into poisonous weeds where healthy plants should grow.

Amos 2:3

with its king and leaders. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Amos 3:10

The LORD has said that they don't even know how to do right. They have become rich from violence and robbery.

Amos 5:7

You people are doomed! You twist the truth and trample on justice.

Micah 7:3

People cooperate to commit crime. Judges and leaders demand bribes, and rulers cheat in court.

James 3:18

When peacemakers plant seeds of peace, they will harvest justice.