1Woe to them that dwell at ease in Zion; That feel secure upon the mountain of Samaria; The honorable men of the chief of the nations, To whom the house of Israel resort!

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James 5:5, James 5:5, Isaiah 32:9, Isaiah 32:11, Isaiah 32:9

2Pass over to Calneh, and see; And thence go to great Hamath; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines: Are they better than these kingdoms, Or is their border greater than your border?

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Nahum 3:8, Nahum 3:8, Genesis 10:10, 2 Kings 18:34, Genesis 10:10

3Woe to them, that put far away the day of evil, And bring near the seat of oppression;

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Amos 9:10, Amos 9:10, Isaiah 56:12, Isaiah 56:12, Ezekiel 12:27

4That lie upon beds of ivory, And stretch themselves upon their couches; That eat lambs from the flock, And calves from the stall;

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Ezekiel 34:2, Ezekiel 34:3, James 5:5, Amos 3:12, Ezekiel 34:2

5That chant to the sound of the harp, And invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

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Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 5:12, Amos 5:23, Amos 5:23, Amos 8:3

6That drink wine in bowls, And anoint themselves with the most precious perfumes, But grieve not for the destruction of Joseph!

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Genesis 49:22, Genesis 49:22, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 37:28, John 12:3

7Therefore now shall they go captive at the head of the captives; Yea, the shouting of them that stretch themselves upon their couches shall cease.

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Amos 7:11, Amos 7:11, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:6, 1 Kings 20:16

8The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob, And I hate his palaces; I will give up the city, and all that is therein.

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Jeremiah 51:14, Amos 4:2, Jeremiah 51:14, Amos 4:2, Psalms 47:4

9And if ten men remain in one house, These also shall die.

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Amos 5:3, Amos 5:3, Job 1:19, Psalms 109:13, Job 20:28

10A man’s relative, or a burner of the dead, shall take him up, To carry his bones out of the house, And he shall say to him that is in the innermost part of the house, Is there yet any one with thee? And he shall answer, No one! Then shall he say, Keep silence! For we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.

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1 Samuel 31:12, Amos 8:3, 1 Samuel 31:12, Amos 8:3, Amos 5:13

11For behold Jehovah hath commanded, And he will smite the great house with breaches, And the small house with clefts.

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Amos 3:15, Amos 3:15, Isaiah 55:11, Isaiah 55:11, 2 Kings 25:9

12Shall horses run upon rocks, Or will one plough rocks with oxen, That ye change justice into hemlock, And the fruit of equity into wormwood,

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Amos 5:7, Amos 5:7, Hosea 10:4, Hosea 10:4, Amos 5:11

13Ye that rejoice in a thing of naught, And say, Have we not acquired dominion by our own strength?

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Isaiah 28:14, Isaiah 28:15, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:20, Isaiah 28:14

14Behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I will raise against you a nation, That shall oppress you from Hamath Even to the brook of the desert.

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2 Kings 14:25, 1 Kings 8:65, 2 Kings 14:25, 1 Kings 8:65, Jeremiah 5:15