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Amos 4:1-3

1 Israel Has Not Returned to God
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,
you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy
and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”

2 The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness:
“The time will surely come
when you will be taken away with hooks,
the last of you with fishhooks.

3 You will each go straight out
through breaks in the wall,
and you will be cast out toward Harmon,”
declares the Lord.

Cross References for Amos 4:1-3

Exodus 3:9 - And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are opp... Click to read the verse Exodus 3:9 Click to read the verse Exodus 3:9

Deuteronomy 32:14 - with curds and milk from herd and flock and with fattened lambs and goats, with choice rams of ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:14

Ecclesiastes 5:8 - Riches Are Meaningless If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights deni... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8

Psalms 12:5 - “Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says t... Click to read the verse Psalms 12:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 12:5

Malachi 3:5 - “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers a... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5

Ezekiel 22:27 - Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:27 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:27

Isaiah 58:6 - “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:6

Proverbs 22:22-23 - Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:22-23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:22-23

Micah 2:1-3 - Man’s Plans and God’s Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At ... Click to read the verse Micah 2:1-3 Click to read the verse Micah 2:1-3

Ecclesiastes 4:1 - Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking plac... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:1

Ezekiel 22:12 - In you men accept bribes to shed blood; you take usury and excessive interest and make unjust g... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:12

Amos 8:4-6 - Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land, Click to read the verse Amos 8:4-6 Click to read the verse Amos 8:4-6

Jeremiah 7:6 - if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:6

Zechariah 7:10 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10

Ezekiel 22:7 - In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:7

Proverbs 23:10-11 - Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:10-11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:10-11

Psalms 140:12 - I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. Click to read the verse Psalms 140:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 140:12

Amos 2:8 - They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they dr... Click to read the verse Amos 2:8 Click to read the verse Amos 2:8

Jeremiah 5:28 - and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:28 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:28

Ezekiel 18:12 - He oppresses the poor and needy. He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge.... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:12

Job 20:19 - For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build. Click to read the verse Job 20:19 Click to read the verse Job 20:19

Amos 2:7 - They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the op... Click to read the verse Amos 2:7 Click to read the verse Amos 2:7

Ezekiel 22:29 - The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy a... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:29 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:29

Isaiah 3:5 - People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:5

Deuteronomy 24:14 - Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite o... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:14

Proverbs 28:16 - A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment, but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life. Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:16 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:16

Numbers 21:33 - Then they turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole ... Click to read the verse Numbers 21:33 Click to read the verse Numbers 21:33

Psalms 22:12 - Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. Click to read the verse Psalms 22:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:12

Ezekiel 39:18 - You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as if they... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 39:18 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 39:18

Joel 1:2 - An Invasion of Locusts Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything li... Click to read the verse Joel 1:2 Click to read the verse Joel 1:2

Amos 5:11 - You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone... Click to read the verse Amos 5:11 Click to read the verse Amos 5:11

Proverbs 22:7 - The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:7

Jeremiah 6:6 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusale... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:6

James 2:6 - But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the one... Click to read the verse James 2:6 Click to read the verse James 2:6

Deuteronomy 28:33 - A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have noth... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:33 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:33

Jeremiah 50:11 - “Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance, because you frolic like a he... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:11

Jeremiah 51:34 - “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made u... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:34 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:34

1 Kings 16:24 - He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city on the hil... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:24 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:24

Jeremiah 5:5 - So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely they know the way of the Lord, the requir... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:5

Amos 3:9 - Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: “Assemble yourselves on th... Click to read the verse Amos 3:9 Click to read the verse Amos 3:9

Micah 3:1 - Leaders and Prophets Rebuked Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the hous... Click to read the verse Micah 3:1 Click to read the verse Micah 3:1

Isaiah 5:8 - Woes and Judgments Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is l... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:8

Proverbs 30:14 - those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the ear... Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:14 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:14

Joel 3:3 - They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine that the... Click to read the verse Joel 3:3 Click to read the verse Joel 3:3

James 5:1-6 - Warning to Rich Oppressors Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery tha... Click to read the verse James 5:1-6 Click to read the verse James 5:1-6

Jeremiah 50:27 - Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter! Woe to them! For their day has com... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:27 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:27

Isaiah 3:14 - The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:14

Deuteronomy 32:14-15 - with curds and milk from herd and flock and with fattened lambs and goats, with choice rams of ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:14-15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:14-15

Deuteronomy 15:9-11 - Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:9-11 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:9-11

Micah 3:1-3 - Leaders and Prophets Rebuked Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the hous... Click to read the verse Micah 3:1-3 Click to read the verse Micah 3:1-3

Amos 6:1 - Woe to the Complacent Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Moun... Click to read the verse Amos 6:1 Click to read the verse Amos 6:1

Hosea 12:7 - The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud. Click to read the verse Hosea 12:7 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:7

Jeremiah 5:26-29 - “Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:26-29 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:26-29

Zephaniah 3:1 - Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:1 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:1

Jeremiah 17:20 - Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and all people of Judah and everyone ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:20

Amos 2:6-8 - Judgment on Israel This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will... Click to read the verse Amos 2:6-8 Click to read the verse Amos 2:6-8

Amos 5:1 - A Lament and Call to Repentance Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lament I take up concer... Click to read the verse Amos 5:1 Click to read the verse Amos 5:1

Zechariah 7:10-11 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10-11 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10-11

Isaiah 1:17-24 - learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, p... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:17-24 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:17-24

Exodus 22:21-25 - “Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt. Click to read the verse Exodus 22:21-25 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:21-25

Amos 3:9-10 - Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: “Assemble yourselves on th... Click to read the verse Amos 3:9-10 Click to read the verse Amos 3:9-10