Amos 7:7

American Standard Version (1901)

Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
  • Isa 28:17 : 17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
  • Isa 34:11 : 11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.
  • Lam 2:8 : 8 Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.
  • Ezek 40:3 : 3 And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
  • Zech 2:1-2 : 1 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
  • Rev 11:1 : 1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
  • Rev 21:15 : 15 And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
  • 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Amos 7:8-11
    4 verses
    92%

    8And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;

    9and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

    10Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

    11For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

  • Amos 7:6
    73%

    6Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

  • Zech 2:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

    2Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

  • Ezek 40:2-5
    4 verses
    72%

    2In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me down upon a very high mountain, whereon was as it were the frame of a city on the south.

    3And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

    4And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee; for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

    5And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • Amos 8:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit.

    2And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said Jehovah unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

  • Ezek 8:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.

    8Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.

  • Amos 7:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

    16Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;

  • Isa 28:17
    71%

    17And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.

  • Ezek 7:1
    71%

    1Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Lam 2:8
    70%

    8Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.

  • Ezek 13:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered [mortar], and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

    15Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered [mortar] ; and I will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

  • Jer 13:8
    68%

    8Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Amos 1:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

    2And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

  • Jer 7:3
    68%

    3Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

  • 2 Kgs 21:13
    68%

    13And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

  • Ezek 13:12
    68%

    12Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

  • Zech 4:8
    67%

    8Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Isa 21:6
    67%

    6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth:

  • Mic 7:11
    67%

    11A day for building thy walls! in that day shall the decree be far removed.

  • Amos 9:1
    67%

    1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

  • 2 Chr 7:21
    67%

    21And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?

  • Zech 1:20
    67%

    20And Jehovah showed me four smiths.

  • Jer 31:39
    67%

    39And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.

  • Zech 4:10
    67%

    10For who hath despised the day of small things? for these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; [these are] the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

  • Ezek 21:1
    67%

    1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Amos 7:4
    67%

    4Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.

  • Amos 6:11
    67%

    11For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

  • Lev 14:37
    67%

    37and he shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall;

  • Jer 45:4
    67%

    4Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.

  • Hab 2:1
    66%

    1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint.

  • Rev 11:1
    66%

    1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

  • Isa 5:7
    66%

    7For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.

  • Jer 7:11
    66%

    11Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.

  • Isa 2:1
    66%

    1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Hag 1:7
    66%

    7Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
    66%

    10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

  • Ezek 13:10
    66%

    10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one buildeth up a wall, behold, they daub it with untempered [mortar] :

  • Hab 2:11
    66%

    11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.