Amos 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 5:12 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn as..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 5:12 — KJV
“For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. a bribe: or, a ransom”
— Amos 5:12 (KJV)
Amos 5:12 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 5:12
“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:12: take, turn, aside
“And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. armour: or, spoil”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:12: take, turn, aside
“Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. deliver...: Heb. turn thee aside”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:12: take, turn, aside
“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:12: know, afflict, poor
“That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:12: just, turn, aside
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