Amos 6:4 Cross References

Amos 6:4

4: How terrible it will be for you who sprawl on ivory beds surrounded with luxury, eating the meat of tender lambs and choice calves.

Ezekiel 34:2

  1. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: Destruction is certain for you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't shepherds feed their sheep?
  2. You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve.

James 5:5

  1. You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every whim. Now your hearts are nice and fat, ready for the slaughter.

Amos 3:12

  1. This is what the LORD says: "A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion's mouth will recover only two legs and a piece of ear. So it will be when the Israelites in Samaria are rescued with only a broken chair and a tattered pillow.

Luke 16:19

  1. Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury.

Psalms 73:7

  1. These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!

Isaiah 22:13

  1. But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter sacrificial animals, feast on meat, and drink wine. "Let's eat, drink, and be merry," you say. "What's the difference, for tomorrow we die."

Luke 12:19

  1. And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'
  2. "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'

1 Samuel 25:36

  1. When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal had thrown a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything about her meeting with David until the next morning.
  2. The next morning when he was sober, she told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke, and he lay on his bed paralyzed.
  3. About ten days later, the LORD struck him and he died.

Isaiah 5:11

  1. Destruction is certain for you who get up early to begin long drinking bouts that last late into the night.
  2. You furnish lovely music and wine at your grand parties; the harps, lyres, tambourines, and flutes are superb! But you never think about the LORD or notice what he is doing.

Romans 13:13

  1. We should be decent and true in everything we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy.
  2. But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don't think of ways to indulge your evil desires.
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