Hear this, you who [a](A)trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land, saying,

“When will the (B)new moon [b]be over,
So that we may sell grain,
And the (C)sabbath, that we may open the wheat market,
To make the [c]bushel smaller and the shekel bigger,
And to (D)cheat with [d]dishonest scales,
So as to (E)buy the helpless for [e]money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:4 Or snap at
  2. Amos 8:5 Lit pass by
  3. Amos 8:5 Lit ephah
  4. Amos 8:5 Lit balances of deception
  5. Amos 8:6 Lit silver