Amos 6:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 6:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 6:4 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calv..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 6:4 — KJV
“That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; stretch...: or, abound with superfluities”
— Amos 6:4 (KJV)
Amos 6:4 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 6:4
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: fail: Heb. lie”
Shares key themes with Amos 6:4: lie, eat, flock
“And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.”
Shares key themes with Amos 6:4: themselves, lambs, flock
“And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.”
Shares key themes with Amos 6:4: themselves, lambs, flock
“Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?”
Shares key themes with Amos 6:4: stretch, eat, midst
“And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. set...: or, stood deliverance: or, salvation”
Shares key themes with Amos 6:4: themselves, eat, midst
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