Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amos 6:7 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Amos 6:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 6 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.”
Amos 6:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 6:7
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive (לָכֵן עַתָּה יִגְלוּ בְּרֹאשׁ גֹּלִים, lachen atah yiglu v'rosh golim)—the phrase בְּרֹאשׁ גֹּלִים (v'rosh golim, 'at the head of exiles') means they'll be first deported. The leaders in luxury become leaders in exile. And the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed (וְסָר מִרְזַח סְרוּחִים, v'sar mirzach seruchim)—מִרְזֵחַ (mirzeach) refers to funeral feasts or revelry; their parties end abruptly.This is poetic justice: those who lived most comfortably suffer most severely in judgment. Jesus taught similar ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 6:7
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“'Jeroboam will die by the sword”
“he and the kings”
“and praised the gods of gold”
“nor enter into Gilgal”
“and drunken as with their drink”
“and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword”
“but they shall not be yours; for they shall go into captivity.”
“and if it please the king to grant my petition and to perform my request”
“Yes, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow I am also invited by her together with the king.,Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king., וַיֹּאמֶר הָמָן אַף לֹא־הֵבִיאָה אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה עִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁתֶּה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂתָה כִּי אִם־אוֹתִי וְגַם־לְמָחָר אֲנִי קָרוּא־לָהּ עִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ ,Haman said moreover: Yea”
“says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies.,Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts., וְהִגְלֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵהָלְאָה לְדַמָּשֶׂק אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי־צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ׃ פ ,Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the LORD God of hosts.,καὶ μετοικιῶ ὑμᾶς ἐπέκεινα δαμασκοῦ λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὄνομα αὐτῷ,And I will carry you away beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the Almighty God is his name.,,,,”