Amos 6:1

Modern English Version

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those confident on the mount of Samaria, nobles of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes!

Cross References

1 Kings 16:24

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He fortified the hill and named the city he built after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, calling it “Samaria.”

Psalm 123:4

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us can live with the continual fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?”

Jeremiah 2:3

Israel is holy to the Lord, and the firstfruits of His harvest. All who eat of it will become guilty; disaster will come upon them, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:11

Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has also been undisturbed, like wine on its dregs, and he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent has not changed.

Jeremiah 49:31

Arise, go up to the nation at ease, that dwells securely, says the Lord. It has neither gates nor bars; they dwell alone.

Jeremiah 5:5

I will go to the great men and will speak to them, for they have known the way of the Lord and the judgment of their God.” But these have altogether broken the yoke and burst the bonds.

Jeremiah 7:4

Do not trust in lying words, saying, “The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.”

Lamentations 1:1

How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How she has become like a widow, who was once great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave!

Amos 3:2

You alone have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Amos 3:9

Proclaim to the fortresses in Ashdod, and the fortresses in the land of Egypt, and say: “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great disorders within her, and the oppression in her midst.”

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”

Amos 5:27

as I drive you away into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of Hosts.

Amos 8:14

Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria, and say, “By the life of your god, O Dan,” and, “By the life of the way of Beer-sheba” — they shall fall and never rise again.

Amos 9:10

All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, those who say, “Never will disaster reach or overtake us.”

Micah 3:1

Then I said: Listen now, heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

Zephaniah 1:12

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, “The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil.”

James 1:18

Of His own will He brought us forth with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

James 5:5

You have lived in pleasure on the earth and have been wayward. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.

Judges 18:7

The five men went away and came to Laish. They saw the people who were there, living securely according to the culture of the Sidonians. There were no rulers in the land who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians and had no ties with anyone.