Amos 5:17 Cross References - ISV

¹⁷ And in all of the vineyards there will be mourning when I pass through your midst,’ says the LORD.”

¹² I’ll pass through the land of Egypt that night and strike every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both people and animals. I’ll execute judgments on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

²³ because the LORD will pass through to strike down the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the doorway, and won’t allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you down.

¹⁰ Joy and gladness are taken away from the orchards, in the vineyards people will sing no songs, and no cheers are raised. No vintner treads out wine in the presses, because I’ve put an end to the shouting.

¹⁰ In little more than a year, you complacent women will shudder; for the grape harvest will fail, and the fruit harvest will not come. ¹¹ So tremble, you ladies of leisure! Shudder, you daughters who feel so complacent! Strip down and make yourselves naked down to the waist! Then wrap yourself in sackcloth and beat your breasts. ¹² For people will be beating their breasts in mourning over the pleasant fields, over the fruitful vines,

³³ Gladness and rejoicing will be taken away from the fruitful land. From the land of Moab I’ll cause the wine in the wine presses to stop flowing. The workers won’t tread the grapes with a loud shout. There will be no shout!

¹ Punishment for Israel “Don’t celebrate, Israel, like other nations would rejoice, because you left your God by committing fornication, loving the profit you gained on all of the threshing floors. ² Neither threshing floor nor winepress will sustain them, and the new wine will disappoint her.

¹⁷ God’s Blessings on His People“And truly you will know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem will be holy, and no foreigners will invade her again.

¹² The LORD’s Rebuke to AssyriaThis is what the LORD says: “No matter how strong they are, and no matter how numerous, they will surely be annihilated and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will do so no more.

¹⁵ The Sure and Certain Deliverance of JudahLook! There on the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good news, who broadcasts a message of peace. Judah, celebrate your solemn festivals and keep your vows, because the wicked will never again invade you. Nineveh will be completely eliminated!

⁸ I will set a garrison around my Temple, to hinder those who might come and go, and to guard against oppressors who intend to invade; for I have taken note of this with my eyes.”