Amos 6:1

New International Reader's Version

How terrible it will be for you men who are so contented on Mount Zion! How terrible for you who feel secure on the hill of Samaria! You are famous men from the greatest nation. The people of Israel come to you for help and advice.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:24

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer. He weighed out 150 pounds of silver for it. Then he built a city on the hill. He called it Samaria. He named it after Shemer. Shemer had owned the hill before him.

Psalm 123:4

We have had to put up with a lot from those who are proud. They were always laughing at us.

Proverbs 1:32

“The wrong path that childish people take will kill them. Foolish people will be destroyed by being satisfied with the way they live.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are terrified. They tremble with fear. They say, ‘Who of us can live through the Lord’s destroying fire? Who of us can live through the fire that burns forever?’

Jeremiah 2:3

Your people were holy to me. They were the first share of my harvest. All those who destroyed them were held guilty. And trouble came to their enemies,’ ” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:11

“Moab has been at peace and rest from its earliest days. It is like wine that has not been shaken up. It has not been poured from one jar to another. Moab’s people have not been taken away from their land. They are like wine that tastes as it always did. Its smell has not changed at all.

Jeremiah 49:31

“Armies of Babylon, prepare for battle. Attack a nation that feels secure. Its people do not have any worries,” announces the Lord. “That nation does not have gates or bars that lock them. Its people live far from danger.

Jeremiah 5:5

So I will go to the leaders. I’ll speak to them. They should know how the Lord wants them to live. They must know what their God requires of them.” But all of them had broken off the yoke the Lord had put on them. They had torn off the ropes he had tied them up with.

Jeremiah 7:4

Do not trust in lies. Do not say, ‘This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord! This is the temple of the Lord!’

Lamentations 1:1

The city of Jerusalem is so empty! She used to be full of people. But now she’s like a woman whose husband has died. She used to be great among the nations. She was like a queen among the kingdoms. But now she is a slave.

Amos 3:2

“Out of all the families on earth I have chosen only you. So I will punish you because you have committed so many sins.”

Amos 3:9

Speak to the people in the forts of Ashdod and Egypt. Tell them, “Gather together on the mountains of Samaria. Look at the great trouble in that city. Its people are committing many crimes.”

Amos 4:1

Listen to the Lord’s message, you women who live on the hill of Samaria. You treat poor people badly. You crush those who are in need. You say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!” But you are already as fat as the cows in Bashan.

Amos 5:27

So I will send you away as prisoners beyond Damascus,” says the Lord. His name is God Who Rules Over All.

Amos 8:14

Some people make promises in the name of Samaria’s god. That god has led them astray. Others say, ‘People of Dan, you can be sure that your god is alive.’ Still others say, ‘You can be sure that Beersheba’s god is alive.’ But all these people will fall dead. They will never get up again.”

Amos 9:10

All the sinners among my people will be killed by swords. They say, ‘Nothing bad will ever happen to us.’

Micah 3:1

Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You should want to judge others fairly.

Zephaniah 1:12

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish those who are so contented. They are like wine that has not been shaken up. They think, ‘The Lord won’t do anything. He won’t do anything good or bad.’

James 1:18

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

James 5:5

You have lived an easy life on earth. You have given yourselves everything you wanted. You have made yourselves fat like cattle that will soon be butchered.

1 Peter 5:7

Turn all your worries over to him. He cares about you.

Judges 18:7

So the five men left. They came to Laish. There they saw that the people felt secure. They were living in safety. Like the people in Sidon, they were at peace. Their land had everything they needed. Things were going very well for them. They lived a long way from the people of Sidon. And they didn’t think they would ever need help from anyone else.