Amos 4:11-12

Israel Has Not Returned to the Lord

11 "I overthrew some of you,
d as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
and you were e as a brand 1 plucked out of the burning;
u yet you did not return to me,"
declares the Lord.

12 "Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
because I will do this to you,
prepare to meet your God, O Israel!"

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:19
    And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
  2. Cross References
    Zechariah 3:2
    And the Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?
    Jude 1:23
    Save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.
  3. Cross References
    Amos 4:6
    I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to me," declares the Lord.
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