Amos 4:2
The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
Cross-references
Amos 4:12 calls Israel to prepare for judgment, directly following the hook imagery of 4:2 in the same oracle.
In Amos 6:8, the same 'sworn by himself' formula reinforces God's oath against Israel's pride, echoing the judgment imagery.
In Jeremiah 16:16, God sends fishermen to catch Israel, expanding on the fishhook metaphor for judgment.
In 2 Kings 19:28, God puts a hook in Assyria's nose—parallel imagery of divine judgment using hooks.
Ezekiel 29:4 uses the same hook-in-jaws imagery for judgment on Egypt – both depict capture by hooks.
In Isaiah 37:29, God puts a hook in Assyria's nose, using the same hook metaphor for judgment on a foreign nation.
In Habakkuk 1:15, the wicked enemy catches people with hooks, contrasting God using hooks as judgment on Israel.