Amos 2:1

New International Reader's Version

The Lord says, “The people of Moab have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They burned the bones of Edom’s king to ashes.

Cross References

2 Kings 3:9

So the king of Israel marched out. The king of Judah and the king of Edom went with him. Their armies marched around the southern end of the Dead Sea. After seven days they ran out of water. There wasn’t any water for the men or their animals.

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the Lord are everywhere. They watch those who are evil and those who are good.

Isaiah 11:14

Together they will rush down the slopes of Philistia to the west. They’ll take what belongs to the people of the east. They’ll take over Edom and Moab. The people of Ammon will be under their control.

Isaiah 16:6

We have heard all about Moab’s pride. We have heard how very proud they are. They think they are so much better than others. They brag about themselves. But all their bragging is nothing but empty words.

Isaiah 25:10

The Lord’s power will keep Mount Zion safe. But the people of Moab will be crushed in their land. They will be crushed just as straw is crushed in animal waste.

Jeremiah 25:21

Edom, Moab, Ammon

Amos 1:11

The Lord says, “The people of Edom have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They chased Israel with swords that were ready to strike them down. They killed the women of the land. They were angry all the time. Their anger was like a fire that blazed out. It could not be stopped.

Amos 1:13

The Lord says, “The people of Ammon have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead. They wanted to add land to their territory.

Amos 1:3

The Lord says, “The people of Damascus have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They used threshing sleds with iron teeth to crush Gilead’s people.

Amos 1:6

The Lord says, “The people of Gaza have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They captured whole communities. They sold them to Edom.

Amos 1:9

The Lord says, “The people of Tyre have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They captured whole communities. They sold them to Edom. They did not honor the treaty of friendship they had made.

Amos 2:4

The Lord says, “The people of Judah have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They have refused to obey my law. They have not kept my rules. Other gods have led them astray. Their people of long ago worshiped those gods.

Amos 2:6

The Lord says, “The people of Israel have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They sell into slavery those who have done no wrong. They trade needy people for a mere pair of sandals.

Micah 6:5

Remember how Balak, the king of Moab, planned to put a curse on your people. But Balaam, the son of Beor, gave them a blessing instead. Remember their journey from Shittim to Gilgal. I want you to know that I always do what is right.”