Amos 7:8

New Century Version

The Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “See, I will put a plumb line among my people Israel to show how crooked they are. I will not look the other way any longer.

Cross References

2 Kings 21:13

I will stretch the measuring line of Samaria over Jerusalem, and the plumb line used against Ahab’s family will be used on Jerusalem. I will wipe out Jerusalem as a person wipes a dish and turns it upside down.

Isaiah 28:17

I will use justice as a measuring line and goodness as the standard. The lies you hide behind will be destroyed as if by hail. They will be washed away as if in a flood.

Isaiah 34:11

Birds and small animals will own that land, and owls and ravens will live there. God will make it an empty wasteland; it will have nothing left in it.

Jeremiah 15:6

Jerusalem, you have left me,” says the Lord. “You keep going farther and farther away, so I have taken hold of you and destroyed you. I was tired of holding back my anger.

Lamentations 2:8

The Lord planned to destroy the wall around Jerusalem. He measured the wall and did not stop himself from destroying it. He made the walls and defenses sad; together they have fallen.

Hosea 1:6

Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. The Lord said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah, because I will not pity Israel anymore, nor will I forgive them.

Amos 7:7

This is what he showed me: The Lord stood by a straight wall, with a plumb line in his hand.

Amos 8:2

He said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “An end has come for my people Israel, because I will not overlook their sins anymore.

Micah 7:18

There is no God like you. You forgive those who are guilty of sin; you don’t look at the sins of your people who are left alive. You will not stay angry forever, because you enjoy being kind.

Zechariah 4:10

“The people should not think that small beginnings are unimportant. They will be happy when they see Zerubbabel with tools, building the Temple. “(These are the seven eyes of the Lord, which look back and forth across the earth.)”

Zechariah 4:2

He asked me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top. And there are seven lamps and also seven places for wicks.

Zechariah 5:2

The angel asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll, thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.”