Amos 6:1

God's Word

How horrible it will be for those who are at ease in Zion, for those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, and for the heads of the leading nations, to whom the nation of Israel comes.

Cross References

James 5:5

You have lived in luxury and pleasure here on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

Amos 4:1

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria. You women oppress the poor and abuse the needy. You say to your husbands, “Get some wine! Let’s drink!”

Zephaniah 1:12

“At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are satisfied with their hardened lifestyle, who think that the Lord won’t do anything—good or bad.

Judges 18:7

The five men left there and came to the city of Laish. They saw that the people there lived without a care. These people were like the people of Sidon. They were peaceful and secure. There was no one around who threatened to take away their property by force. They were far from the people of Sidon and totally independent.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.

Jeremiah 49:31

Get ready! Attack the nation living peacefully and securely, declares the Lord. It is a nation with no gates or bars. Its people live alone.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are terrified. Trembling seizes the ungodly. Can any of us live through a fire that destroys? Can any of us live through a fire that burns forever?

1 Peter 5:7

Turn all your anxiety over to God because he cares for you.

Amos 8:14

⌞How horrible it will be for⌟ those who swear by Ashimah, the idol of Samaria, and say, “I solemnly swear, Dan, as your god lives….” “I solemnly swear as long as there is a road to Beersheba….” Those who say this will fall and never get up again.

Jeremiah 7:4

Do not trust the words of this saying, “This is the Lord’s temple, the Lord’s temple, the Lord’s temple!” It’s a lie.

1 Kings 16:24

Omri bought a hill from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver. He fortified the hill and built the city of Samaria on it. He named the city after its former owner, Shemer.

Lamentations 1:1

“Look how deserted Jerusalem is! Once the city was crowded with people. Once it was important among the nations. Now it is a widow. Once it was a princess among the provinces. Now it does forced labor.

Jeremiah 48:11

“Moab has lived securely ever since it was young. Its people are like wine left to settle in a jar. They aren’t poured from one jar to another. They haven’t gone into captivity. That is why its flavor has remained the same, and its aroma hasn’t changed.

Psalm 123:4

We have suffered more than our share of ridicule from those who are carefree. We have suffered more than our share of contempt from those who are arrogant.

Amos 3:2

Out of all the families on earth, I have known no one else but you. That is why I am going to punish you for all your sins.

Amos 3:9

Announce in the palaces of Ashdod and in the palaces of Egypt, “Gather together on the mountains of Samaria. See the widespread confusion and oppression in Samaria.”

Amos 5:27

I will send you into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of Armies.

Proverbs 1:32

“Gullible people kill themselves because of their turning away. Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference.

Jeremiah 2:3

Israel was set apart for the Lord. It was the best part of the harvest. All who devoured it became guilty, and disaster struck them,’ ” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:5

Let me go to important people and speak to them. They know the way of the Lord and the justice that God demands.” But they, too, had broken off their yokes and torn off their chains.

Amos 9:10

All the sinners among my people are thinking, “Destruction will not catch up to us or run into us.” In spite of this, they will be killed with swords.

Micah 3:1

Then I said: Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You should know justice.