Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amos 5:7 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Amos 5:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 5 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”
Amos 5:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth (הַהֹפְכִים לְלַעֲנָה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה לָאָרֶץ הִנִּיחוּ, haHophkhim leLa'anah mishpat utsedeqah la'arets hinnichu)—this verse describes Israel's judicial corruption. The verb haphak (הָפַךְ, "turn/pervert/overturn") means transforming something into its opposite. "Judgment" (mishpat, מִשְׁפָּט) means justice, legal decisions, what is right according to covenant law. "Wormwood" (la'anah, לַעֲנָה) is a bitter, poisonous plant (Artemisia)—turning justice into wormwood means making it bitter, poisonous, deadly to the in...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 5:7
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“and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;”
“swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.”
“when a righteous man does turn from his righteousness”
“and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of hewn stone”
“or woman”
“and those who haven't sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.”
“Yahweh my God”
“The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise”
“and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice”
“and commits iniquity”