Amos 2:7

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

Cross-reference

Amos 5:12 Parallel

In Amos 5:12, the same prophet lists the same sins—oppressing the innocent, taking bribes, depriving the poor of justice.

Amos 4:1 Parallel

Amos 4:1 similarly denounces oppressing the poor and crushing the needy—reinforcing the same indictment within the book.

Micah 7:3 Parallel

In Micah 7:3, corrupt rulers and judges who conspire to exploit the poor echo the injustice against the oppressed condemned here.

In Zephaniah 3:3, predatory officials are like roaring lions and evening wolves, mirroring the oppression of the poor in this verse.

In Ezekiel 22:11, various sexual sins including defiling a daughter-in-law are listed, paralleling the sexual immorality here.

In 1 Corinthians 5:1, a man sleeping with his father's wife is condemned—a direct NT parallel to the sexual sin mentioned here.

Isaiah 10:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 10:2, the same crime of depriving the poor of justice and making widows prey is condemned.

Isaiah 3:15 Parallel

Isaiah 3:15 asks about grinding the faces of the poor — a vivid parallel to Amos 2:7's trampling of the poor on the dust.

Ezekiel 22:10 lists sexual sins including incest, directly paralleling the father and son with the same woman in Amos 2:7.

Luke 20:47 Parallel

Luke 20:47 condemns scribes who devour widows' houses, mirroring Amos 2:7's oppression of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 30:14 depicts the wicked devouring the poor with teeth like swords, reinforcing Amos 2:7's theme of oppressing the needy.

Psalm 10:9 Parallel

Psalm 10:9 uses the image of a lion waiting to catch the helpless, echoing Amos 2:7's trampling of the poor — both condemn preying on the vulnerable.

Job 24:10 Parallel

Job 24:10 depicts the poor naked and hungry, expanding on Amos's theme of oppression of the vulnerable.

Job 24:4 Parallel

Job 24:4 describes pushing the needy from the path — almost identical to Amos's 'push the afflicted out of the way', highlighting oppression.

Deuteronomy 27:20 curses a man who sleeps with his father's wife, reinforcing the sexual sin of father and son with same woman in Amos 2:7.

Leviticus 20:11 condemns a man sleeping with his father's wife; Amos 2:7 similarly condemns father and son with the same woman, dishonoring family.

In Leviticus 18:8, sexual relations with a father's wife are forbidden—similar to the father and son with the same girl here.

In Leviticus 18:15, relations with a daughter-in-law are prohibited—related to the incestuous pattern in this verse.

James 2:6 Parallel

In James 2:6, the church is rebuked for dishonoring the poor—parallel to Israel trampling them here. Both condemn oppressing the needy.

Micah 2:2 Parallel

Micah 2:2 condemns seizing fields and defrauding people of homes—similar oppression of the poor as here.

Isaiah 57:5 Parallel

Isaiah 57:5 refers to burning with lust under trees in pagan worship, similar to the sexual sin in Amos 2:7 that profanes God's name.

Hosea 12:7 Related theme

Hosea 12:7 condemns dishonest scales and fraud — another form of oppressing the poor, like the trampling in Amos 2:7.

Malachi 1:12 Related theme

Malachi 1:12 speaks of profaning the Lord's table, echoing the profaning of God's name through sexual sin in Amos 2:7.

Isaiah 32:6 Related theme

Isaiah 32:6 describes fools leaving the hungry empty and withholding water — another form of injustice against the poor like Amos 2:7.

Proverbs 28:21 Related theme

Proverbs 28:21 warns against partiality and doing wrong for a piece of bread—related to the denial of justice here.