Amos 8:4-6

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“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,

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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?”

Footnotes:

a. Amos 8:4: ['Or ', snap at]

b. Amos 8:5: ['Lit ', pass by]

c. Amos 8:5: ['Lit ', ephah]

d. Amos 8:5: ['Lit ', balances of deception]

e. Amos 8:6: ['Lit ', silver]

Cross references:

A. Amos 8:4: Psalm 14:4; Proverbs 30:14; Amos 2:7; Amos 5:11; Amos 5:12

B. Amos 8:5: Numbers 28:11

C. Amos 8:5: Exodus 31:13-17; Nehemiah 13:15

D. Amos 8:5: Hosea 12:7; Micah 6:11

E. Amos 8:6: Amos 2:6