Amos 2:3

New English Translation

I will remove Moab’s leader; I will kill all Moab’s officials with him.” The Lord has spoken!

Cross References

Job 12:21

He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful.

Psalm 141:6

They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Psalm 2:10

So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!

Isaiah 40:23

He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth’s leaders insignificant.

Jeremiah 48:25

Moab’s might will be crushed. Its power will be broken. I, the Lord, affirm it!

Jeremiah 48:7

“Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials.

Amos 5:12

Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.

Amos 5:7

The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

Amos 6:12

Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.

Numbers 24:17

‘I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A star will march forth out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth.