Verse 3

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 9:10 : 10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword– the ones who say,‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’
  • Isa 56:12 : 12 Each one says,‘Come on, I’ll get some wine! Let’s guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We’ll have everything we want!’
  • Ezek 12:27 : 27 “Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying,‘The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.’
  • Amos 3:10 : 10 “They do not know how to do what is right.”(The LORD is speaking.)“They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
  • Amos 5:18 : 18 The Lord Demands Justice Woe to those who wish for the day of the LORD! Why do you want the LORD’s day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
  • Ezek 12:22 : 22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel,‘The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?
  • Ps 94:20 : 20 Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.
  • Eccl 8:11 : 11 When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.
  • Isa 47:7 : 7 You said,‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out.
  • Matt 24:48 : 48 But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
  • 2 Pet 3:4 : 4 and saying,“Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”
  • Rev 18:17 : 17 because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!” And every ship’s captain, and all who sail along the coast– seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off