Amos 6:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You drink wine in fancy cups. You use the best perfumes. And it doesn’t even bother you that Joseph’s family is being destroyed.

Cross References

Genesis 49:22

“Joseph is like a wild donkey, like a young donkey by a spring, like colts grazing in a pasture.

1 Timothy 5:23

Timothy, stop drinking only water, and drink a little wine. This will help your stomach, and you will not be sick so often.

1 Corinthians 12:26

If one part of the body suffers, then all the other parts suffer with it. Or if one part is honored, then all the other parts share its honor.

Romans 12:15

When others are happy, you should be happy with them. And when others are sad, you should be sad too.

John 12:3

Mary brought in a pint of expensive perfume made of pure nard. She poured the perfume on Jesus’ feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair. And the sweet smell from the perfume filled the whole house.

Amos 2:8

They took clothes from the poor, and then they sat on those clothes while worshiping at their altars. They loaned money to the poor, and then they took their clothes as a promise for payment. They made people pay fines and used the money to buy wine for themselves to drink in the temple of their god.

Hosea 3:1

Then the Lord said to me again, “Gomer has many lovers, but you must continue loving her. Do this because it is an example of the Lord’s love for Israel. He continues to love them, but they continue to turn to other gods, and they love to eat those raisin cakes.”

Ezekiel 9:4

Then the Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem. Put a mark on the forehead of everyone who feels sad and upset about all the terrible things people are doing in this city.”

Jeremiah 30:7

“This is a very important time for Jacob. This is a time of great trouble. There will never be another time like this, but Jacob will be saved.

Esther 3:15

At the king’s command the messengers hurried off. The command was given in the capital city of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

2 Kings 15:29

King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria came to fight against Israel while Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. He took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria.

Isaiah 5:12

At your parties with your wine, harps, drums, flutes, and other musical instruments, you don’t see what the Lord has done. You don’t notice what his hands have made.

Amos 4:1

Listen to me, you cows of Bashan on Samaria’s mountain. You hurt the poor and crush those in need. You tell your husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”

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.