Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 4

60 catchwords419 parallels

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Amos 4 . 1 , He reproves Israel for oppression , Amos 4 . 4 , for idolatry , Amos 4 . 6 , and for their incorrigibleness.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”

Amos 4:1 · BSB

ye kine6 parallels

By the "kine of Bashan ," some understand the proud , luxurious matrons of Israel; but it is probable the prophet speaks catachrestically , and means the wealthy , effeminate , and profligate rulers and nobles of Samaria

the mountain2 parallels

which oppress32 parallels

crush3 parallels

Bring2 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

Amos 4:2

The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Amos 4:2 · BSB

the whole verse1 parallel

hath sworn1 parallel

he will6 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Amos 4:3

You will go out through broken walls, each one straight ahead of her, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the LORD.

Amos 4:3 · BSB

ye shall go3 parallels

them into the palace7 parallels

or , away the things of the palace

Reciprocal2 parallels

Amos 4:4

"Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.

Amos 4:4 · BSB

Come7 parallels

A bitter irony and sarcasm , addressed to the idolatrous Israelites

at Gilgal4 parallels

and bring2 parallels

and your3 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

three years Heb. three years of days

Amos 4:5

Offer leavened bread as a thank offering, and loudly proclaim your freewill offerings. For that is what you children of Israel love to do," declares the Lord GOD.

Amos 4:5 · BSB

offer a sacrifice3 parallels

Heb. offer by burning

proclaim4 parallels

for7 parallels

this liketh you2 parallels

Heb. so ye love

Reciprocal10 parallels

Amos 4:6

“I beset all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Amos 4:6 · BSB

and want8 parallels

yet18 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

cleanness From want of food , occasioned by severe famine.

Amos 4:7

“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.

Amos 4:7 · BSB

I have22 parallels

when2 parallels

and I6 parallels

and the1 parallel

Reciprocal15 parallels

Amos 4:8

People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Amos 4:8 · BSB

two4 parallels

but3 parallels

yet4 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Amos 4:9

“I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Amos 4:9 · BSB

with4 parallels

the palmerworm5 parallels

yet7 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

when etc. or , the multitude of your gardens , etc. did the palmer worm , etc

Amos 4:10

“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Amos 4:10 · BSB

pestilence12 parallels

your young7 parallels

and have taken away your horses2 parallels

Heb. with the captivity of your horses

the stink8 parallels

yet9 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

after the manner or , in the way

Amos 4:11

“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Amos 4:11 · BSB

as God7 parallels

as a3 parallels

yet5 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

Amos 4:12

“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!

Amos 4:12 · BSB

thus4 parallels

prepare15 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Amos 4:13

For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name."

Amos 4:13 · BSB

he that4 parallels

This is a most powerful description of the majesty of Jehovah , the God of hosts

and createth4 parallels

wind1 parallel

or , spirit

and declareth6 parallels

that maketh6 parallels

and treadeth4 parallels

The Lord8 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web5 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Amos 4:4 → Deuteronomy 14:28, Amos 4:5 → Leviticus 2:11
Echoes Luke 10:12 → Amos 4:11
Trajectories
Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving), Unleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity)
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