Amos 6:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But now you lie on ivory beds and stretch out on your couches. You eat tender young lambs from the flock and young calves from the stable.

Cross References

James 5:5

Your life on earth was full of rich living. You pleased yourselves with everything you wanted. You made yourselves fat, like an animal ready for the day of slaughter.

Amos 3:12

The Lord says, “A lion might attack a lamb, and a shepherd might try to save the lamb. But the shepherd will save only a part of that lamb. He might pull two legs or a part of an ear from the lion’s mouth. In the same way, most of the people of Israel will not be saved. Those who live in Samaria will save only a corner from a bed, or a piece of cloth from a couch.”

Luke 16:19

Jesus said, “There was a rich man who always dressed in the finest clothes. He was so rich that he was able to enjoy all the best things every day.

Isaiah 22:13

But look, everyone was happy. The people rejoiced, saying, “Kill the cattle and sheep, and let’s celebrate. Let’s eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

Psalm 73:7

If they see something they like, they go and take it. They do whatever they want.

Esther 1:6

The inside garden had white and blue linen hangings around the room. They were held in place with cords of white linen and purple material on silver rings and marble pillars. There were couches made of gold and silver. They were sitting on mosaic pavement made of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other expensive stones.

Jeremiah 16:8

“Jeremiah, don’t go into a house where the people are having a party. Don’t go into that house and sit down to eat and drink.

Ezekiel 16:49

“Your sister Sodom and her daughters were proud. They had too much to eat and too much time on their hands, and they did not help poor, helpless people.

Ezekiel 23:41

You sat on a fine bed with a table set before it. You put my incense and my oil on this table.

Amos 8:3

Their temple songs will become funeral songs.” This is what the Lord GOD said. “There will be dead bodies everywhere. In silence, people will take out the dead bodies and throw them onto the pile.”

Micah 6:12

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

Genesis 37:25

While Joseph was in the well, the brothers sat down to eat. They looked up and saw a group of traders traveling from Gilead to Egypt. Their camels were carrying many different spices and riches.

Isaiah 28:1

Look at Samaria! The drunks of Ephraim are proud of that city. It sits on a hill with a rich valley around it. The Samarians think their city is a beautiful crown of flowers. But they are drunk with wine, and this “beautiful crown” is just a dying plant.