Amos 9:10

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

Cross-references

Amos 6:1 Parallel

Amos 6:1 condemns the same complacency — those at ease in Zion who feel secure, directly parallel to the sinners saying disaster won't meet them.

Amos 6:3 Parallel

Amos 6:3 describes those who push the day of disaster away, exactly the attitude of the sinners in Amos 9:10 who deny it will overtake them.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 Related theme

Ecclesiastes 8:11 explains why sinners feel safe — delayed judgment emboldens evil, underlying the false security in Amos 9:10.

Isaiah 5:19 Parallel

Isaiah 5:19 records scoffers demanding God's judgment come, a defiant version of the denial in Amos 9:10 — both reject imminent disaster.

Isaiah 28:15 quotes those who trust in a false covenant to escape judgment, directly echoing the claim 'disaster shall not overtake us' in Amos 9:10.

Matthew 13:42 shows the furnace of fire for the sinners gathered out — the same final judgment depicted in Amos 9:10.

Matthew 13:41 describes gathering out all who cause sin — a NT parallel to the removal of sinners in Amos 9:10.

Matthew 3:10-12 warns of burning chaff with unquenchable fire — a NT echo of the final destruction of sinners proclaimed in Amos 9:10.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

Malachi 4:1 says the proud and wicked will be burned like stubble — a direct parallel to the sword‑death of sinners in Amos 9:10.

Micah 3:11 Parallel

Micah 3:11 says corrupt leaders claim 'none evil can come upon us' — nearly identical to Amos's sinners.

Jeremiah 23:17 quotes false prophets saying 'No evil shall come upon you' — directly echoing the sinners' delusion in Amos.

Zephaniah 3:11-13 describes removal of the proud and preservation of a humble remnant, echoing the fate of sinners in Amos 9:10.

In Ezekiel 20:38, rebels are purged and excluded from the land — parallel to Amos 9:10's judgment on sinners who reject warning.

Psalm 10:11 Related theme

Psalm 10:11 reveals the wicked's delusion that God doesn't see — akin to the sinners in Amos 9:10 believing disaster won't come.

Malachi 3:2-5 depicts God's coming as a refiner's fire who judges sorcerers and adulterers, aligning with Amos 9:10's judgment on sinners.

Malachi 3:15 Related theme

Malachi 3:15 records people saying the proud are happy and evildoers prosper — another instance of sinners believing disaster won't come.

Jeremiah 18:18 Related theme

Jeremiah 18:18 shows plotters trusting in priests, wise, and prophets — a similar false confidence that evil won't overtake them.

In Isaiah 33:14, sinners in Zion tremble at judgment — parallel to Amos 9:10 where sinners die by the sword for denying disaster.

Matthew 13:49 depicts the end-time separation of evil from righteous, mirroring the judgment on those who felt immune to disaster in Amos 9:10.

Matthew 13:50 specifies the fiery furnace as the fate of the wicked, complementing the sword judgment in Amos 9:10 — both are divine retribution.