Amos 6:3

New Living Translation

You push away every thought of coming disaster, but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.

Cross References

Psalm 94:20

Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

Ecclesiastes 8:11

When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.

Isaiah 47:7

You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ You did not reflect on your actions or think about their consequences.

Isaiah 56:12

“Come,” they say, “let’s get some wine and have a party. Let’s all get drunk. Then tomorrow we’ll do it again and have an even bigger party!”

Lamentations 4:5

The people who once ate the richest foods now beg in the streets for anything they can get. Those who once wore the finest clothes now search the garbage dumps for food.

Ezekiel 12:22

“Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’

Ezekiel 12:27

“Son of man, the people of Israel are saying, ‘He’s talking about the distant future. His visions won’t come true for a long, long time.’

Ezekiel 23:42

From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads.

Amos 3:10

“My people have forgotten how to do right,” says the Lord. “Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.

Amos 3:9

Announce this to the leaders of Philistia and to the great ones of Egypt: “Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria, and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.”

Amos 5:12

For I know the vast number of your sins and the depth of your rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Amos 5:18

What sorrow awaits you who say, “If only the day of the Lord were here!” You have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will bring darkness, not light.

Amos 6:12

Can horses gallop over boulders? Can oxen be used to plow them? But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

Amos 9:10

But all the sinners will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’

Micah 6:12

The rich among you have become wealthy through extortion and violence. Your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.

Matthew 24:48

But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.

2 Peter 3:4

They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”

Revelation 18:17

In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.