Amos 2:7
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:”Amos 2:7
What Does Amos 2:7 Mean?
Amos 2:7 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 2, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 2:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 24:14“Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:”Amos 5:12“For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.”Leviticus 18:8“The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.”Isaiah 10:2“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!”Ezekiel 22:11“And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.”Leviticus 20:14“And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.”Job 24:4“They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.”Job 24:10“They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;”Hosea 12:7“He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.”Micah 2:2“And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.”Micah 2:9“The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.”Luke 20:47“Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.”1 Corinthians 5:1“It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.”Leviticus 18:15“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”Leviticus 18:17“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.”Leviticus 20:3“And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.”Leviticus 20:11“And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.”Deuteronomy 27:20“Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.”2 Samuel 12:14“Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.”1 Kings 21:4“And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.”
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