Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
buying the poor for cash, and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling chaff mixed in with the wheat.'
New American Standard Bible
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
King James Version
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Holman Bible
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and even sell the chaff!”
A Conservative Version
that we may buy the poor for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
American Standard Version
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Amplified
So that we may buy the poor [as slaves] for silver [since they are unable to support themselves]
And the
And that we may sell the leftovers of the wheat [as if it were a good grade of grain]?”
Bible in Basic English
Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.
Darby Translation
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.
Julia Smith Translation
To buy the poor with silver, and the needy for shoes; and we will sell the refuse of the grain.
King James 2000
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{That we can} buy [the] powerless with silver and [the] poor for the sake of a pair of sandals, and we can sell the waste of the grain?"
Modern King James verseion
that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals; and sell the chaff of the wheat?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We shall set up false weights, that we may get the poor under us with their money, and the needy also for shoes: yea let us sell the chaff for corn."
NET Bible
We're eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!"
New Heart English Bible
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?'"
The Emphasized Bible
Who buy - for silver - the poor, and the needy for a pair of shoes, - and that the refuse of the grain we may sell.
Webster
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and even sell the refuse of the wheat?
World English Bible
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?'"
Youngs Literal Translation
To purchase with money the poor, And the needy for a pair of sandals, Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we sell.
Themes
Courts of justice » Corruption and bribery often practised in
The poor » The wicked » Defraud
Servant » Bond » Bought and sold
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 8:6
Prayers for Amos 8:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Basket Of Ripe Fruit
5 and who are saying, "When will the New Moon fade so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath conclude so we may market winnowed wheat? shortchanging the measure, raising the price, falsifying the scales by treachery, 6 buying the poor for cash, and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling chaff mixed in with the wheat.' 7 "The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: I will never forget anything they have done.
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Cross References
Amos 2:6
This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Israel and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they sold the righteous for money, and the poor for sandals,
Leviticus 25:39-42
"If your brother with you becomes so poor that he sells himself to you, you are not to make him serve like a bond slave.
Nehemiah 5:1-5
Now the people along with their spouses complained loudly against their fellow Jews,
Nehemiah 5:8
I accused them, "To the best of our ability, we've been buying back our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Even now you're selling your fellow countrymen, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet and never spoke a word.
Joel 3:3
They cast lots for my people they sold a young boy in exchange for a prostitute, and a girl for wine, so they could drink."
Joel 3:6
and sold Judah's and Jerusalem's descendants to the Greeks, so you can remove them far from their homeland!
Amos 8:4
"Hear this, you who are swallowing up the needy, who intend to make the poor of the land fail,