Amos 6:6
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.”Amos 6:6
What Does Amos 6:6 Mean?
Amos 6:6 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 6, verse 6 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 6:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 23:5“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”Proverbs 23:30“They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.”Ecclesiastes 9:8“Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.”Amos 2:8“And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.”Genesis 41:52“And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”Genesis 49:22“Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:”2 Samuel 1:12“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.”Matthew 25:42“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:”James 5:1“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”Genesis 37:25“And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.”Genesis 42:21“And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.”2 Kings 15:29“In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.”2 Kings 17:3“Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.”Esther 3:15“The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.”Psalms 81:5“This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.”Isaiah 28:1“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!”Jeremiah 30:7“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.”Ezekiel 9:4“And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.”Hosea 3:1“Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.”Hosea 9:1“Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.”
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