Amos 4:6
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
Cross-reference
In Amos 4:9, the same refrain 'yet have ye not returned unto me' follows a different judgment (blasting and mildew), continuing the pattern of unrepentance.
In Amos 4:11, the series concludes with overthrow like Sodom, reinforcing that even extreme judgment did not bring Israel back to God.
In Amos 4:10, the same judgment series continues with pestilence and sword, and the refrain 'yet you did not return' emphasizes persistent refusal to repent.
In Leviticus 26:26, the covenant curse of broken bread staff parallels the famine judgment here.
Revelation 16:11 repeats the same refusal to repent after judgment, directly echoing Amos 4:6's pattern.
Revelation 16:10 shows people enduring darkness yet not repenting, similar to Amos's famine that did not bring return.
Revelation 9:21 continues the same lack of repentance from specific sins, paralleling Amos's 'did not return to me'.
Revelation 9:20 describes people who did not repent after plagues, mirroring Amos 4:6's failed call to return.
Revelation 2:21 echoes the theme: God gave time to repent, but the unrepentant persisted, just as in Amos.
In Haggai 2:17, the same refrain 'yet you did not turn to me' appears, linking God's judgment without repentance across the prophets.
Joel 2:12-14 urgently calls to 'turn unto the LORD your God' with fasting—contrasting Amos 4:6 where the people did not turn despite God's discipline.
Hosea 6:1 calls 'let us return unto the LORD' after being smitten—a direct contrast to Amos 4:6 where the people did not return despite famine.
Jeremiah 8:5-7 laments 'they refuse to return' and know not the LORD's judgment, mirroring Amos 4:6 where God's famine didn't prompt repentance.
Isaiah 9:13 echoes the same complaint: 'the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them'—a direct parallel to Amos 4:6's 'yet have ye not returned'.
Jeremiah 5:3 states 'thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved... they have refused to return'—an explicit parallel to Amos 4:6's withheld repentance.
Leviticus 26:23 warns that if discipline does not turn you back to God, further judgment follows—same logic as Amos's failed repentance.
In Revelation 16:9, people are struck by plagues and refuse to repent, directly echoing the pattern and refrain of Amos 4:6.
In Haggai 1:6, the same scarcity as divine judgment appears, with people sowing much but harvesting little, mirroring the 'cleanness of teeth' in Amos.
In Isaiah 19:22, God smites Egypt and they return and are healed—contrasting Amos where Israel does not return after famine.
Hosea 11:5 says they refused to return (to God) and face captivity—same refusal to repent as in Amos.
In Hosea 7:10, Israel's pride testifies against them and they do not return to the Lord—exact thematic parallel to Amos's 'yet have ye not returned'.
In Habakkuk 3:17, agricultural disaster similarly strikes, but the response is joyful trust, contrasting Israel's failure to return in Amos 4:6.
In 2 Kings 6:25-29, an extreme famine with cannibalism intensifies the same judgment theme.
In Deuteronomy 28:38, locusts devour crops as a covenant curse — another famine-like judgment for disobedience.
Hosea 7:14-16 describes insincere return—'they return, but not to the most High'—a nuanced parallel to Amos 4:6 where there was no return at all.
Hosea 5:15 shows God waiting until affliction drives them to seek Him—the intended outcome that Amos 4:6 reports was not achieved.
In 2 Chronicles 28:22, King Ahaz responds to distress by trespassing more—unlike the passive failure to return in Amos 4:6, he actively rebels.
Ezekiel 24:13 describes God purging Jerusalem but they remained filthy—same pattern of judgment without repentance as in Amos.
In 2 Kings 8:1, God calls a seven-year famine — a direct prophetic pronouncement of the same curse.
Zechariah 1:3-6 recounts that ancestors did not listen to the call to return, but eventually repented—contrasting with Amos where no repentance occurs.
In 2 Kings 4:38, a dearth in the land during Elisha's time echoes the famine judgment in Amos.
In 1 Kings 18:2, a severe famine in Samaria parallels the widespread want of bread described here.
Hosea 9:2 describes failure of floor and winepress (crop failure)—parallel judgment of food shortage to Amos's cleanness of teeth.
Isaiah 26:11 describes people not seeing God's lifted hand in judgment, similar to Amos 4:6 where they fail to recognize His discipline and return.
In Ezekiel 16:27, God diminishes food as punishment — a parallel use of famine in judgment.
Ezekiel 14:21 lists famine among God's four sore judgments—parallel to the famine in Amos as divine punishment.