Amos 6:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Woe to those who are complacent in Zion, secure on the mount of Samaria, Leaders of the first among nations, to whom the people of Israel turn.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:24

He then bought the mountain of Samaria from Shemer for two silver talents and built upon the mountain the city he named Samaria, after Shemer, the former owner.

Psalm 123:4

Our souls are more than sated with mockery from the insolent, with contempt from the arrogant.

Proverbs 1:32

For the straying of the naive kills them, the smugness of fools destroys them.

Isaiah 33:14

In Zion sinners are in dread, trembling grips the impious: “Who of us can live with consuming fire? who of us can live with everlasting flames?”

Jeremiah 2:3

Israel was dedicated to the Lord, the first fruits of his harvest; All who ate of it were held guilty, evil befell them—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:11

Moab has been resting from its youth, suspended above its dregs, Never poured from flask to flask, never driven into exile. Thus it retained its flavor, its bouquet is not lost.

Jeremiah 49:31

Get up! set out against a tranquil nation, living in security—oracle of the Lord— Without gates or bars, dwelling alone.

Jeremiah 5:5

Let me go to the leaders and speak with them; For they must know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But, one and all, they have broken the yoke, torn off the harness.

Jeremiah 7:4

Do not put your trust in these deceptive words: “The temple of the Lord! The temple of the Lord! The temple of the Lord!”

Lamentations 1:1

How solitary sits the city, once filled with people. She who was great among the nations is now like a widow. Once a princess among the provinces, now a toiling slave.

Amos 3:2

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

Amos 3:9

Proclaim this in the strongholds of Assyria, in the strongholds of the land of Egypt: “Gather on the mount of Samaria, and see the great disorders within it, the oppressions within its midst.”

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who live on the mount of Samaria: Who oppress the destitute and abuse the needy; Who say to your husbands, “Bring us a drink!”

Amos 5:27

As I exile you beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts.

Amos 8:14

Those who swear by Ashima of Samaria, and who say, “By the life of your god, O Dan,” “By the life of the Power of Beer-sheba!” They shall fall, never to rise again.

Amos 9:10

All sinners among my people shall die by the sword, those who say, “Disaster will not reach or overtake us.”

Micah 3:1

And I said: Hear, you leaders of Jacob, rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not your duty to know what is right,

Zephaniah 1:12

At that time, I will search Jerusalem with lamps, I will punish the people who settle like dregs in wine, Who say in their hearts, “The Lord will not do good, nor will he do harm.”

James 1:18

He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Doers of the Word.

James 5:5

You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.

Judges 18:7

So the five men went on and came to Laish. They saw the people there living securely after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and trusting, with no lack of any natural resource. They were distant from the Sidonians and had no dealings with the Arameans.