Amos 2:6

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Summary

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

Because

General references

Joel 3:3

Amos 8:6

Bible References

Because

Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.

Hear this, you who

trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,

Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine

And valiant men in mixing strong drink,

Who cause a person to be indicted by a word,
And ensnare him who adjudicates at the gate,
And

defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.

“They have also cast lots for My people,

Traded a boy for a harlot

And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear off their skin from them
And their flesh from their bones,

General references

“They have also cast lots for My people,

Traded a boy for a harlot

And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”