Amos 5:13

New International Reader's Version

So those who are wise keep quiet in times like these. That’s because the times are evil.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:36

But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded, “Don’t answer him.”

Job 32:16

Do I have to keep on waiting, now that they are silent? They are just standing there with nothing to say.

Psalm 38:14

I’m like someone who doesn’t hear. I’m like someone whose mouth can’t make any reply.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

There is a time to tear. And there’s a time to mend. There is a time to be silent. And there’s a time to speak.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows when trouble will come to them. Fish are caught in nets. Birds are taken in traps. And people are trapped by hard times that come when they don’t expect them.

Isaiah 36:21

But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded, “Don’t answer him.”

Isaiah 37:3

They told Isaiah, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today we’re in great trouble. The Lord is warning us. He’s bringing shame on us. Sometimes babies come to the moment when they should be born. But their mothers aren’t strong enough to give birth to them. Today we are like those mothers. We aren’t strong enough to save ourselves.

Hosea 4:4

“But you priests should not blame the people. You should not find fault with one another. After all, your people could also bring charges against you.

Amos 6:10

Relatives might come to burn the dead bodies. If they do, they’ll have to carry them out of the house first. They might ask someone still hiding there, “Is anyone else here with you?” If the answer is no, the relatives will go on to say, “Be quiet! We must not pray in the Lord’s name.”

Micah 2:3

So the Lord says to them, “I am planning to send trouble on you. You will not be able to save yourselves from it. You will not live so proudly anymore. It will be a time of trouble.

Habakkuk 3:16

I listened and my heart pounded. My lips trembled at the sound. My bones seemed to rot. And my legs shook. But I will be patient. I’ll wait for the day of trouble to come on Babylon. It’s the nation that is attacking us.

Ephesians 6:13

So put on all of God’s armor. Evil days will come. But you will be able to stand up to anything. And after you have done everything you can, you will still be standing.

2 Timothy 3:1

Here is what I want you to know. There will be terrible times in the last days.