New American Standard Bible 1995
Amos 8:4-7
4HearH8085 thisH2088, you who 12trampleH7602 the needyH34, to doH7673 awayH7673 with the humbleH6041 of the landH776, 5sayingH559, “WhenH4970 will the 3newH2320 moonH2320 4be overH5674, So that we may sellH7666 grainH7668, And the 5sabbathH7676, that we may openH6605 the wheatH1250 market, To makeH6994 the 6bushelH374 smallerH6994 and the shekelH8255 biggerH1431, And to 7cheatH5791 with 8dishonestH4820 scalesH3976,6So as to 9buyH7069 the helplessH1800 for 10moneyH3701 And the needyH34 for a pair of sandalsH5275, And that we may sellH7666 the refuseH4651 of the wheatH1250?”
7The LordH3068 has 11swornH7650 by the 12prideH1347 of JacobH3290, “IndeedH518, I will 13neverH518H5331 forgetH7911 anyH3605 of their deedsH4639.
Notes
- 1. Amos 8:4 Or snap at ↩
- 2. Amos 8:4 Ps 14:4; Prov 30:14; Amos 2:7; 5:11, 12 ↩
- 3. Amos 8:5 Num 28:11; 2 Kin 4:23 ↩
- 4. Amos 8:5 Lit pass by ↩
- 5. Amos 8:5 Ex 31:13-17; Neh 13:15 ↩
- 6. Amos 8:5 Lit ephah ↩
- 7. Amos 8:5 Hos 12:7; Mic 6:11 ↩
- 8. Amos 8:5 Lit balances of deception ↩
- 9. Amos 8:6 Amos 2:6 ↩
- 10. Amos 8:6 Lit silver ↩
- 11. Amos 8:7 Amos 4:2 ↩
- 12. Amos 8:7 Deut 33:26, 29; Ps 68:34; Amos 6:8 ↩
- 13. Amos 8:7 Ps 10:11; Hos 7:2; 8:13 ↩
Commentaries on Amos 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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