Amos 8:4
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,”Amos 8:4
What Does Amos 8:4 Mean?
Amos 8:4 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 8, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 8:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 30:14“There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.”Psalms 14:4“Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.”Amos 5:11“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.”Exodus 20:15“Thou shalt not steal.”Isaiah 32:6“For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.”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.”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:”Psalms 12:5“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.”Ezekiel 45:10“Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.”1 Timothy 6:9“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”Leviticus 25:14“And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:”Psalms 140:12“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”Isaiah 3:15“What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.”Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.”Ezekiel 22:8“Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.”Amos 2:6“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;”Amos 4:1“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.”Luke 20:47“Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.”James 2:6“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”Deuteronomy 15:2“And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’s release.”
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