Amos 8:4

Easy To Read Version

Listen to me!\par You people walk on helpless people.\par You are trying to destroy the poor people of this country.\par

Cross References

1 Kings 22:19

But Micaiah continued to speak for the Lord. Micaiah said, “Listen! These are the words that the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne in heaven. His angels were standing near him.

Job 24:4

They force the poor people to wander\par from place to place without a home.\par All the poor people are forced to hide\par from these evil people.\par

Psalm 10:7

Those people are always cursing.\par They are always saying bad things about other people.\par They are always planning evil things to do.\par

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par

Psalm 14:4

Bad people have destroyed my people.\par And those bad people don’t know God.\par Bad people have plenty of food to eat. {\cf2\super [76]} \par And they don’t even worship the Lord.\par

Psalm 140:12

I know the Lord will judge poor people fairly.\par God will help helpless people.\par

Psalm 56:1

God, people have attacked me,\par so be merciful to me.\par They have been constantly\par chasing me and fighting me.\par

Proverbs 30:14

There are people whose teeth are like swords. Their jaws are like knives. They use their time to take everything they can from poor people.

Isaiah 1:10

You leaders of Sodom, listen to the Lord’s message! You people of Gomorrah, listen to God’s teachings!

Isaiah 28:14

You leaders in Jerusalem should listen to the Lord’s message. But now you refuse to listen to him.

Jeremiah 28:15

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you. But you have made the people of Judah trust in lies.

Jeremiah 5:21

Hear this message.\par You foolish people have no sense:\par ‘You have eyes, but you don’t see!\par You have ears, but you don’t listen!’\par

Ezekiel 22:12

“‘In Jerusalem, you men take money to kill people. You people lend money and charge interest on those loans. You people cheat their neighbors just to make a little money. And you people have forgotten me.’ The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 45:10

“Stop cheating people. Use accurate scales and measures!

Amos 5:11

You take unfair taxes {\cf2\super [69]} from poor people.\par You take loads of wheat from them.\par You build fancy houses with cut stone.\par But you will not live in those houses.\par You plant beautiful fields of grapes.\par But you will not drink the wine from them.\par

Amos 5:12

Why? Because I know about your many sins.\par You have done some really bad things:\par You hurt people that do right.\par You accept money to do wrong.\par You keep justice from the poor people in court.\par

Amos 7:16

So listen to the Lord’s message. You tell me, ‘Don’t prophesy {\cf2\super [95]} against Israel. Don’t preach against Isaac’s family.’

Micah 2:2

They want fields,\par so they take them.\par They want houses,\par so they take them.\par They cheat a man\par and take his house.\par They cheat a man\par and take his land from him.\par

Micah 3:3

You are destroying my people! {\cf2\super [37]} \par You take their skin off them,\par and break their bones.\par You chop their bones up like \{meat\}\par to put in the pot!\par

Zechariah 5:6

I said, “I don’t know—what is it?”

Matthew 23:13

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. {\cf2\super [333]} You are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [334]} You close the way for people to enter the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop the people that are trying to enter.

James 5:6

You showed no mercy to good people. They were not against you, but you killed them.