Amos 5:5

Good News Translation

Do not go to Beersheba to worship. Do not try to find me at Bethel—Bethel will come to nothing. Do not go to Gilgal—her people are doomed to exile.”

Cross References

Genesis 21:31

And so the place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them made a vow.

Genesis 21:33

Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped the Lord, the Everlasting God.

Genesis 26:23

Isaac left and went to Beersheba.

Genesis 26:33

He named the well “Vow.” That is how the city of Beersheba got its name.

1 Kings 12:28

After thinking it over, he made two bull-calves of gold and said to his people, “You have been going long enough to Jerusalem to worship. People of Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt!”

1 Kings 12:29

He placed one of the gold bull-calves in Bethel and the other in Dan.

2 Kings 23:8

He brought to Jerusalem the priests who were in the cities of Judah, and throughout the whole country he desecrated the altars where they had offered sacrifices. He also tore down the altars dedicated to the goat demons near the gate built by Joshua, the city governor, which was to the left of the main gate as one enters the city.

Job 8:22

but he will bring disgrace on those who hate you, and the homes of the wicked will vanish.

Psalm 33:10

The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations; he keeps them from carrying out their plans.

Isaiah 29:20

It will be the end of those who oppress others and show contempt for God. Every sinner will be destroyed.

Isaiah 8:10

Make your plans! But they will never succeed. Talk all you want to! But it is all useless, because God is with us.

Jeremiah 48:13

Then the Moabites will be disillusioned with their god Chemosh, just as the Israelites were disillusioned with Bethel, a god in whom they trusted.

Hosea 10:8

The hilltop shrines of Aven, where the people of Israel worship idols, will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow up over their altars. The people will call out to the mountains, “Hide us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”

Hosea 12:11

Yet idols are worshiped in Gilead, and those who worship them will die. Bulls are sacrificed in Gilgal, and the altars there will become piles of stone in the open fields.”

Hosea 4:15

“Even though you people of Israel are unfaithful to me, may Judah not be guilty of the same thing. Don't worship at Gilgal or Bethaven, or make promises there in the name of the living Lord.

Hosea 9:15

The Lord says, “All their evildoing began in Gilgal. It was there that I began to hate them. And because of the evil they have done, I will drive them out of my land. I will not love them any more; all their leaders have rebelled against me.

Amos 1:5

I will smash the city gates of Damascus and remove the inhabitants of Aven Valley and the ruler of Betheden. The people of Syria will be taken away as prisoners to the land of Kir.”

Amos 3:14

“On the day when I punish the people of Israel for their sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel. The corners of every altar will be broken off and will fall to the ground.

Amos 4:4

The Sovereign Lord says, “People of Israel, go to the holy place in Bethel and sin, if you must! Go to Gilgal and sin with all your might! Go ahead and bring animals to be sacrificed morning after morning, and bring your tithes every third day.

Amos 7:10

Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, then sent a report to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is plotting against you among the people. His speeches will destroy the country.

Amos 7:13

Don't prophesy here at Bethel any more. This is the king's place of worship, the national temple.”

Amos 7:17

And so, Amaziah, the Lord says to you, ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your children will be killed in war. Your land will be divided up and given to others, and you yourself will die in a heathen country. And the people of Israel will certainly be taken away from their own land into exile.’”

Amos 7:9

The places where Isaac's descendants worship will be destroyed. The holy places of Israel will be left in ruins. I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to an end.”

Amos 8:14

Those who swear by the idols of Samaria, who say, ‘By the god of Dan’ or ‘By the god of Beersheba’—those people will fall and not rise again.”

1 Corinthians 1:28

He chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing, in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet I do proclaim a message of wisdom to those who are spiritually mature. But it is not the wisdom that belongs to this world or to the powers that rule this world—powers that are losing their power.

Deuteronomy 28:41

You will have sons and daughters, but you will lose them, because they will be taken away as prisoners of war.

Joshua 5:9

The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have removed from you the disgrace of being slaves in Egypt.” That is why the place was named Gilgal, the name it still has.

Revelation 18:17

And in one hour she has lost all this wealth!” All the ships' captains and passengers, the sailors and all others who earn their living on the sea, stood a long way off,

1 Samuel 11:14

And Samuel said to them, “Let us all go to Gilgal and once more proclaim Saul as our king.”

1 Samuel 7:16

Every year he would go around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and in these places he would settle disputes.

1 Samuel 8:2

The older son was named Joel and the younger one Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.