Amos 7:17

Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

Cross-references

Amos 7:11 Parallel

Amos 7:11 is the earlier prophecy of exile that Amaziah reported; this verse reiterates and expands that judgment.

Amos 5:5 Parallel

Amos 5:5 declares that Gilgal and Bethel will go into captivity, reinforcing the exile judgment pronounced here.

Jeremiah 29:21 condemns false prophets Ahab and Zedekiah to death by the sword—same fate as Amaziah's family in Amos 7:17.

Jeremiah 29:32 punishes Shemaiah and his offspring—directly parallel to Amaziah's children being killed in Amos 7:17.

Leviticus 26:33-34 is the covenant curse of exile and land desolation — Amos's prophecy applies that covenant sanction.

Jeremiah 28:16 gives Hananiah a death sentence for rebellion—directly parallel to the judgment on Amaziah in Amos 7:17.

Jeremiah 20:6 pronounces a similar personal doom on the false prophet Pashhur: captivity, death in exile, and family suffering.

Isaiah 13:16 describes similar wartime horrors—infants dashed, wives ravished—paralleling the judgment on Amaziah's family.

2 Kings 17:6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:6 records the actual exile of Israel to Assyria, fulfilling the prophecy that Israel shall go into exile.

Isaiah 22:18 says Shebna will die in a foreign land — directly parallels the 'die in a pagan country' judgment here.

Hosea 9:13 Parallel

Hosea 9:13 describes Ephraim's children brought to the murderer, echoing the same judgment of children falling by the sword here.

Jeremiah 14:15 pronounces sword and famine on false prophets — like the priest here, religious opponents of God's word face judgment.

Ezekiel 4:13 speaks of eating unclean bread in exile, paralleling the 'unclean land' where Amaziah will die.

Hosea 9:3 Parallel

Hosea 9:3 ties exile to eating unclean food in Assyria, reinforcing the uncleanness theme of this judgment.

Hosea 5:9 Parallel

Hosea 5:9 proclaims Ephraim's certain ruin — both are prophetic judgments against the northern kingdom of Israel.

Isaiah 9:14 Parallel

Isaiah 9:14 describes God cutting off Israel's leaders — a similar comprehensive judgment as the exile pronounced here.

Lamentations 5:11 describes women violated in Zion, paralleling the sexual violence judgment against Amaziah's wife here.