Amos 6:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You people are rushing toward the day of punishment. You bring near the rule of violence.

Cross References

Amos 9:10

“Sinners among my people say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’ But all of them will be killed with swords.”

Isaiah 56:12

They come and say, “I will drink some wine. I will drink some beer. I will do the same thing tomorrow, but I will drink even more.”

Ezekiel 12:27

“Son of man, the people of Israel think that the visions I give you are for a time far in the future. They think you are talking about things that will happen many years from now.

2 Peter 3:4

They will say, “Jesus promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died, but the world continues the way it has been since it was made.”

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly, like the pains of a woman giving birth. And those people will not escape.

Matthew 24:48

“But what will happen if that servant is evil and thinks his master will not come back soon?

Ezekiel 12:22

“Son of man, why do people quote this saying about the land of Israel: ‘Trouble will not come soon; what is seen in visions will not come’?

Revelation 18:17

All these riches have been destroyed in one hour!’ “Every sea captain, all those who travel on ships, the sailors, and all those who earn money from the sea stood far away from Babylon.

Amos 6:12

Do horses run over loose rocks? No, and people don’t use cows for plowing. But you turned everything upside down. You changed justice and goodness to bitter poison.

Amos 5:18

Some of you want to see the Lord’s special day of judgment. Why do you want to see that day of the Lord? His special day will bring darkness, not light.

Amos 5:12

This is because I know about your many sins. You have done some very bad things: You hurt people who do right, you accept money to do wrong, and you keep the poor from receiving justice in court.

Isaiah 47:7

You said, ‘I will live forever. I will always be the queen.’ You didn’t care what you did to my people. You didn’t think about what might happen later.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Sometimes people are not immediately punished for the bad things they do. Their punishment is slow to come, and that makes other people want to do bad things too.

Psalm 94:20

You don’t help crooked judges. They use the law to make life hard for the people.

Lamentations 4:5

Those who ate rich food are now dying in the streets. Those who grew up wearing nice red clothes now pick through garbage piles.

Ezekiel 23:42

“The noise in Jerusalem sounded like a crowd of people having a party. Many people came to the party. People were already drinking as they came in from the desert. They gave bracelets and beautiful crowns to the women.

Micah 6:12

The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.

Amos 3:9

Go to the high towers in Ashdod and in Egypt and announce this message from the Lord: “Come together on the mountains of Samaria. See the great confusion there because the people don’t know how to live right. See how cruel they are to others. They take things from people to hide in their high towers. Their treasuries are filled with the things they have taken in war.”