Amos 6:12

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

Cross-reference

Amos 6:3 Parallel

Amos 6:3 describes the same complacent people who bring violence, linking to the perversion of justice here.

Amos 5:12 Parallel

Amos 5:12 lists specific sins: bribery, oppressing the innocent, depriving the poor—the actions that turn justice to poison.

Amos 5:11 Parallel

Amos 5:11 gives concrete examples of the injustice—trampling the poor—that underlie the perversion of justice in 6:12.

Amos 5:7 Parallel

Amos 5:7 uses almost identical language: 'turn justice into bitterness'—a direct parallel within Amos reinforcing the same indictment.

Amos 5:15 Contrast

Amos 5:15 commands to establish justice – the direct opposite of the perversion described here.

1 Kings 21:7–13 Historical context

1 Kings 21:7-13 recounts Jezebel's plot using false witnesses to kill Naboth—a classic example of justice turned to poison.

Habakkuk 1:4 says justice is paralyzed and perverted, closely matching the poisoning of justice here.

Hosea 10:13 Parallel

Hosea 10:13 uses plowing and reaping imagery to condemn injustice, reinforcing the agricultural metaphor here.

Hosea 10:4 Allusion

Hosea 10:4 describes judgment springing up like poisonous weeds, the same image of corrupted justice.

Isaiah 59:14 says justice is turned back and righteousness stands far away, directly mirroring the poisoning of justice here.

Psalm 94:21 Parallel

In Psalm 94:21, the wicked band together against the righteous, echoing the perversion of justice here.

Proverbs 17:15 directly condemns perverting justice, echoing the same sin of turning righteousness to wormwood.

Deuteronomy 29:18 warns of a root bearing poisonous fruit (wormwood) – the same imagery used here for perverted justice.

Jeremiah 5:3 describes people with faces harder than stone who refuse to repent—the same stubbornness that turns justice to poison in Amos.

Micah 7:3 Parallel

Micah 7:3 depicts leaders taking bribes and doing evil, a concrete example of justice turned to poison.

Zechariah 7:12 says they made hearts hard as flint, not listening to the law—the root of turning justice to poison in Amos.

Proverbs 16:10 presents the ideal of righteous judgment from a king – a contrast to the perversion of justice here.

Psalm 94:20 Parallel

Psalm 94:20 asks if a corrupt throne can be allied with God—a rhetorical question similar to Amos's absurd images of perverted justice.

Zechariah 7:11 shows people refusing to pay attention, covering ears—the deliberate rejection underlying the injustice Amos decries.

John 8:15 Parallel

In John 8:15, Jesus accuses Pharisees of judging by human standards — a parallel to Amos's charge of turning justice into poison.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 Related theme

Ecclesiastes 5:8 acknowledges oppression and denial of justice – a similar theme of injustice but more general.