Amos 3:9
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
Cross-references
Amos 4:1 identifies the oppressive women of Samaria that 3:9's witnesses are called to observe—a direct continuation.
Amos 8:6 describes the exploitation of the poor—the very oppression that the nations are summoned to witness in 3:9.
Amos 6:1 pronounces woe on Samaria's complacent leaders, the same city whose sins are witnessed in 3:9—a related oracle.
Amos 1:8 pronounces judgment on Ashdod, the same city called as witness in Amos 3:9—a thematic link within the book.
Deuteronomy 29:24-28 shows nations witnessing Israel's devastation and understanding it as covenant judgment, mirroring the foreign witnesses summoned in Amos.
2 Samuel 1:20 warns against proclaiming in Philistine cities, opposite to Amos 3:9's call to them as witnesses of Israel's sin.
Jeremiah 22:8 has nations asking why God destroyed Jerusalem, parallel to the witnesses called in Amos to observe Samaria's sin.
Jeremiah 2:10 summons distant nations (Cyprus, Kedar) to witness Israel's unfaithfulness, echoing Amos's call to Philistia and Egypt.
Hosea 13:16 pronounces judgment on Samaria for rebellion, directly connecting to the oppression witnessed in Amos 3:9.
Jeremiah 22:9 provides the reason—forsaking the covenant—behind the judgment that the witnesses in Amos are called to see.
Jeremiah 46:14 commands proclamation in Egypt against Egypt itself, while Amos 3:9 calls Egypt as witness—similar phrasing, different targets.
Hosea 12:7 uses the image of a merchant with false balances, loving oppression — the same injustice seen in Samaria's tumults.
Zephaniah 3:1 calls out the oppressing city — a similar indictment to the tumults and oppression in Samaria.