Amos 5:12

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Events

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• Prophecies of Amosc. 788 BC

Related verses

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• Amos 2:6–7
  This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
• Amos 5:10
  There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
• Isaiah 1:23
  Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
• James 5:4
  Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• Acts 7:52
  Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
• Malachi 3:5
  “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• 1 Samuel 8:3
  But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
• Psalm 26:9–10
  Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
• 2 Kings 17:7–17
  All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods
• Proverbs 22:22
  Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
• Isaiah 47:9
  These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.
• Amos 2:16
  Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.

Parallels

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Joel 1:13–20· Zephaniah 2:1–3· Luke 13:1–5

Glossary

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Book of Amos· Bribe, Bribery· Neighbor· Prophecy· Ransom· Wrath of God

Topics

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Bribery: General Scriptures Concerning· Courts of Justice: Corruption and Bribery often Practised In· Injustice: General Scriptures Concerning· Injustice: Punishment of· Justice: General Scriptures Concerning· Justice: The Wicked: Afflict Those Who Act With· Oppression: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To· Poor: Oppressions of· Rulers: Wicked· Sin: Known to God· Sin: Often Manifold· Sin: Often Mighty· The Poor: Punishment For: Acting Unjustly Towards