Amos 3:11

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

Cross-reference

Amos 3:15 Parallel

Amos 3:15 elaborates on the judgment: striking winter and summer houses, fulfilling the plundering of palaces announced here.

Amos 3:10 Parallel

Amos 3:10 provides the moral cause — storing up violence and robbery — that justifies the adversary's coming in v11.

Amos 6:14 Parallel

Amos 6:14 expands on the judgment: God will raise a nation to oppress Israel from border to border, similar to the adversary in Amos 3:11.

Amos 6:8 Parallel

Amos 6:8 reinforces God's hatred of Jacob's pride and strongholds, confirming He will deliver up the city as in v11.

Amos 2:5 Parallel

Amos 2:5 pronounces similar fire on Judah's strongholds — a parallel judgment on a different kingdom for similar sins.

Isaiah 10:5 Allusion

Isaiah 10:5 identifies Assyria as the rod of God's anger — the very adversary that will devastate Israel here.

Hosea 11:6 Parallel

Hosea 11:6 also describes sword consuming cities of Israel due to their counsels, echoing the same divine judgment against the northern kingdom.

Hosea 11:5 Parallel

Hosea 11:5 declares Assyria will rule Israel for refusing to repent — the same consequence as Amos's adversary.

Isaiah 10:9-11 has Assyria boast of conquering cities like Samaria — confirming the invasion Amos warns of.

Isaiah 10:6 Allusion

Isaiah 10:6 says God sends Assyria against a godless nation — directly matching the judgment context of Amos.

Isaiah 8:8 Parallel

Isaiah 8:8 continues the flood metaphor, saying Assyria spreads across the land — the adversary from Amos.

Isaiah 8:7 Parallel

Isaiah 8:7 describes Assyria as a flood overwhelming the land — the same invading adversary predicted here.

Isaiah 7:17-25 foretells the same Assyrian invasion as judgment, echoing Amos's warning of a besieging enemy.

2 Kings 18:9–11 Historical context

2 Kings 18:9-11 recounts the same fall of Samaria, confirming the complete destruction Amos predicted.

2 Kings 17:3–6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:3-6 describes Shalmaneser capturing Samaria and exiling Israel — the full fulfillment of this prophecy.

2 Kings 15:29 Historical context

2 Kings 15:29 records Tiglath-Pileser seizing northern cities — a partial fulfillment of the adversary surrounding the land.

2 Kings 18:10 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 18:10 records the actual fall of Samaria to Assyria, fulfilling the prophecy of an adversary surrounding the land.

2 Kings 15:19 Historical context

2 Kings 15:19 records Assyrian king Pul invading Israel, a likely fulfillment of the adversary prophesied to surround the land in Amos 3:11.

2 Chronicles 36:19 records the burning of Jerusalem's palaces — a later judgment on Judah that mirrors the fate announced here for Israel.