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Amos 5:12 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Amos 5:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 5 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. a bribe: or, a ransom”
Amos 5:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 5:12
I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins—God's comprehensive knowledge (yada' rabim pish'eikhem va'atsumim chatoteikhem, יָדַע רַבִּים פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם וַעֲצֻמִים חַטֹּאתֵיכֶם) uses two words for sin: pesha' (פֶּשַׁע, "transgression/rebellion") denotes willful covenant violation, while chatta't (חַטָּאת, "sin") means missing the mark. "Manifold" (rabim, רַבִּים, "many") and "mighty" (atsumim, עֲצֻמִים, "strong/numerous") emphasize both quantity and severity of their guilt.Three specific crimes follow: they afflict the just (tsorerim tsaddiq, צֹרְרִים צַדִּיק)—oppressing righteous p...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 5:12
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“and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.”
“and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes”
“nor my life with bloodthirsty men;”
“but turned aside after lucre”
“of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.”
“the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields”
“and against the adulterers”
“and sat him down there: and behold”
“Isaac”