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Amos 5:11 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Amos 5:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 5 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. pleasant: Heb. vineyards of desire”
Amos 5:11 (KJV)
Commentary on 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." Amos specifies Israel's sin: "treading upon the poor"—oppression and exploitation. "Take from him burdens of wheat" likely describes unjust taxation or exorbitant rent extracted from subsistence farmers. The wealthy built "houses of hewn stone" (ashlar masonry—expensive, prestigious construction) and "pleasant vineyards" using wealth extracted from the poor. Bu...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 5:11
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“and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house”
“and their houses a desolation. Yes”
“but won't reap. You will tread the olives”
“and personally drag you before the courts?”
“and bring in little. You eat”
“which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt”
“and seize them; and houses”
“and the great houses will have an end”
“Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: Isn't it for you to know justice?,And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?, וָאֹמַר שִׁמְעוּ־נָא רָאשֵׁי יַעֲקֹב וּקְצִינֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲלוֹא לָכֶם לָדַעַת אֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּט׃ ,And I said: Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, And rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?,καὶ ἐρεῖ ἀκούσατε δὴ ταῦτα αἱ ἀρχαὶ οἴκου ιακωβ καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι οἴκου ισραηλ οὐχ ὑμῖν ἐστιν τοῦ γνῶναι τὸ κρίμα,And he shall say, Hear now these words, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye remnant of the house of Israel; is it not for you to know judgment?,,,,”
“and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice”