Amos 6:1
English Standard Version
Woe to Those at Ease in Zion
6 (A)“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on (B)the mountain of Samaria,
(C)the notable men of (D)the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
James 5:5
English Standard Version
5 (A)You have lived on the earth in luxury and (B)in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in (C)a day of slaughter.
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James 5:5
New International Version
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(A) in the day of slaughter.[a](B)
Footnotes
- James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting
Luke 12:17-20
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17 and he thought to himself, (A)‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (B)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (C)for many years; relax, (D)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (E)‘Fool! (F)This night (G)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (H)whose will they be?’
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Luke 12:17-20
New International Version
17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
Isaiah 32:9-11
English Standard Version
Complacent Women Warned of Disaster
9 (A)Rise up, you women (B)who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 In little more than a year
you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
the fruit harvest will not come.
11 Tremble, you women (C)who are at ease,
shudder, you complacent ones;
(D)strip, and make yourselves bare,
(E)and tie sackcloth around your waist.
Isaiah 32:9-11
New International Version
The Women of Jerusalem
9 You women(A) who are so complacent,
rise up and listen(B) to me;
you daughters who feel secure,(C)
hear what I have to say!
10 In little more than a year(D)
you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,(E)
and the harvest of fruit will not come.
11 Tremble,(F) you complacent women;
shudder, you daughters who feel secure!(G)
Strip off your fine clothes(H)
and wrap yourselves in rags.(I)
Amos 4:1
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4 “Hear this word, (A)you cows of Bashan,
who are (B)on the mountain of Samaria,
(C)who oppress the poor, (D)who crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
Zephaniah 1:12
English Standard Version
12 At that time (A)I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the men
(B)who are complacent,[a]
(C)those who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good,
nor will he do ill.’
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:12 Hebrew are thickening on the dregs [of their wine]
Zephaniah 1:12
New International Version
Judges 18:7
English Standard Version
7 Then the five men departed and came to (A)Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, (B)quiet and unsuspecting, lacking[a] nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how (C)they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
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- Judges 18:7 Compare 18:10; the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Judges 18:7
New International Version
7 So the five men(A) left and came to Laish,(B) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.(C) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.[a] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians(D) and had no relationship with anyone else.[b]
Footnotes
- Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans
Exodus 19:5-6
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5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be (A)my treasured possession among all peoples, for (B)all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a (C)kingdom of priests and (D)a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
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Exodus 19:5-6
New International Version
5 Now if you obey me fully(A) and keep my covenant,(B) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(C) Although the whole earth(D) is mine, 6 you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(E) and a holy nation.’(F) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. 6 You
James 1:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)Of his own will he (B)brought us forth by the word of truth, (C)that we should be a kind of (D)firstfruits of his creatures.
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James 1:18
New International Version
18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.
Jeremiah 49:31
English Standard Version
31 (A)“Rise up, advance against a nation (B)at ease,
(C)that dwells securely,
declares the Lord,
(D)that has no gates or bars,
that dwells alone.
Jeremiah 49:31
New International Version
31 “Arise and attack a nation at ease,
which lives in confidence,”
declares the Lord,
“a nation that has neither gates nor bars;(A)
its people live far from danger.
Isaiah 33:14
English Standard Version
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling has seized the godless:
(A)“Who among us can dwell (B)with the consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?”
Isaiah 33:14
New International Version
1 Peter 5:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)casting all your anxieties on him, because (B)he cares for you.
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1 Peter 5:7
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Luke 6:24-25
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