Amos 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 5:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 5:11 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of he..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 5:11 — KJV
“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. pleasant...: Heb. vineyards of desire”
— Amos 5:11 (KJV)
Amos 5:11 in Context — About the Book of Amos
Amos was a shepherd sent to confront prosperous, religious, unjust Israel. His thunderous demand — let justice roll on like a river — still defines what God expects from worshippers: not louder songs, but fairness for the poor and honesty in the gates.
Cross-References for Amos 5:11
“And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. fenced: or, made a wall about made: Heb. hewed”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:11: built, stone, planted
“And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. thy pleasant...: Heb. houses of thy desire”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:11: houses, stone, pleasant
“Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:11: therefore, houses, vineyards
“And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, desireth: Heb. asketh of thee”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:11: drink, wine, heb
“And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:11: built, dwell, planted
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