Amos 6:3 Cross References - MSB

³ You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.

²⁰ Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?

¹¹ When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

⁷ You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.

¹² “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

²² “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?

²⁷ “Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’

¹⁰ “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

¹² For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

¹⁸ Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.

¹² “Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—

¹⁰ All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”

⁴⁸ But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

³ For while people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

⁴ “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

¹⁷ For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance