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Amos 2:6-8
1599 Geneva Bible
Amos 2:6-8
1599 Geneva Bible
6 ¶ Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of [a]Israel, and for four, I will not turn to it, because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for [b]shoes.
7 They gape over the head of the poor, in the [c]dust of the earth, and pervert the ways of the meek: and a man and his father will go in to a maid, to dishonor mine holy Name.
8 And they lie down upon clothes laid to pledge [d]by every altar: and they [e]drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their God.
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- Amos 2:6 If he spare not Judah unto whom his promises were made, much more he will not spare this degenerate kingdom.
- Amos 2:6 They esteemed most vile bribes more than men’s lives.
- Amos 2:7 When they have spoiled him and thrown him unto the ground, they gape for his life.
- Amos 2:8 Thinking by these ceremonies, that is, by sacrificing, and being near mine altar, they may excuse all their other wickedness.
- Amos 2:8 They spoil others and offer thereof unto God, thinking that he will dispense with them, when he is made partaker of their iniquity.
Amos 2:6-8
New International Version
Amos 2:6-8
New International Version
Judgment on Israel
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(A)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(B)
7 They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(C)
8 They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.(D)
In the house of their god
they drink wine(E) taken as fines.(F)
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