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Israel Is Doomed

The Lord said:

You people crush those in need
    and wipe out the poor.
You say to yourselves,
“How much longer before the end
    of the New Moon Festival?
When will the Sabbath[a] be over?
Our wheat is ready,
    and we want to sell it now.
We can't wait to cheat
and charge high prices
    for the grain we sell.
We will use dishonest scales
    and mix dust in the grain.
Those who are needy and poor
    don't have any money.
We will make them our slaves
for the price
    of a pair of sandals.”

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Footnotes

  1. 8.5 New Moon Festival … Sabbath: Selling grain at these times was forbidden by the Law of Moses.

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