Amos 6:14
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
Cross-reference
In Amos 3:11, the same prophecy of an enemy surrounding Israel reinforces this judgment oracle.
Numbers 34:8 defines 'entrance of Hamath' as Israel's northern border, clarifying the geographical scope of this judgment.
1 Kings 8:65 describes Israel's territory from Hamath to Egypt in Solomon's glory, contrasting with this same region facing judgment.
2 Kings 17:6 records the Assyrian capture of Samaria and exile of Israel, fulfilling this prophecy of a nation afflicting Israel from border to border.
Isaiah 7:20 explicitly names the king of Assyria as God's hired razor, confirming the nation raised up here to afflict Israel.
Isaiah 8:4-8 describes Assyria flooding through the land, echoing the same judgment from the same nation on Israel.
Isaiah 10:5 calls Assyria the rod of God's anger, directly paralleling the nation raised up here as God's instrument.
Isaiah 10:6 describes Assyria's mission against a godless nation, matching the affliction prophesied here.
In 2 Kings 14:25, the same phrase 'entering of Hamath' describes Jeroboam's restored borders, contrasting with its use here for judgment.
In 2 Chronicles 7:8, this same geographic formula marks Solomon's prosperous kingdom, contrasting with the judgment here.
Ezekiel 47:15-17 includes Lebo-hamath in the restored land's border, contrasting judgment with future restoration.
In Ezekiel 47:16, Hamath appears in the restored tribal boundaries, echoing the northern border referenced here.