Amos 8
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Amos 8:4-7

4HearH8085 this, O ye that swallow upH7602 the needyH34, even to makeH7673 the poorH6035H6041 of the landH776 to failH7673, 5SayingH559, When will the new moonH2320 be goneH5674, that we may sellH7666 foodH7668? and the sabbathH7676, that we may set forthH6605 wheatH1250, making the ephahH374 smallH6994, and the shekelH8255 greatH1431, and falsifyingH5791 the balancesH3976 by deceitH4820?123 6That we may buyH7069 the poorH1800 for silverH3701, and the needyH34 for a pair of shoesH5275; yea, and sellH7666 the refuseH4651 of the wheatH1250? 7YhwhH3068 hath swornH7650 by the excellencyH1347 of JacobH3290, Surely I will neverH5331 forgetH7911 any of their worksH4639.

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Notes

  1. 1. Amos 8:5 new…: or, month. ↩
  2. 2. Amos 8:5 set…: Heb. open. ↩
  3. 3. Amos 8:5 falsifying…: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit. ↩

Commentaries on Amos 8

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