That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

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buying the poor(A) with silver
    and the needy for a pair of sandals,
    selling even the sweepings with the wheat.(B)

The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob:(C) “I will never forget(D) anything they have done.(E)

“Will not the land tremble(F) for this,
    and all who live in it mourn?
The whole land will rise like the Nile;
    it will be stirred up and then sink
    like the river of Egypt.(G)

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