Verse 7
Amos 2:7
World English Bible, British Edition
7
They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the
earth
and deny justice to the oppressed.
A man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/שֹּׁאֲפִ֤ים עַל עֲפַר אֶ֨רֶץ֙ בְּ/רֹ֣אשׁ דַּלִּ֔ים וְ/דֶ֥רֶךְ עֲנָוִ֖ים יַטּ֑וּ וְ/אִ֣ישׁ וְ/אָבִ֗י/ו יֵֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֔ה לְמַ֥עַן חַלֵּ֖ל אֶת שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשִֽׁ/י
English Translation
The oppressors on the dust of the earth at the heads of the needy and the way of the humble they will turn, and a man and his father will go to the maiden in order to profane my holy name.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
The LORD says:
“For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment...
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2
but I will send a fire on Moab,
and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth;
and Moab will die with tu...
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3
and I will cut off the judge from amongst them,
and will kill all its princes with him,”
says the LO...
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4
The LORD says:
“For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishmen...
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5
but I will send a fire on Judah,
and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
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6
The LORD says:
“For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishme...
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7
They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the
earth
and deny justice to the oppressed.
A m...
8
They lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes
taken in pledge.
In the house of their God (E...
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9
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of the cedars,
and he was...
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10
Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness,
to possess...
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11
I raised up some of your sons for prophets,
and some of your young men for Nazirites.
Isn’t this tru...
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12
“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink,
and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’
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13
Behold, I will crush you in your place,
as a cart crushes that is full of grain.
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14
Flight will perish from the swift.
The strong won’t strengthen his force.
The mighty won’t deliver h...
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15
He who handles the bow won’t stand.
He who is swift of foot won’t escape.
He who rides the horse won...
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16
He who is courageous amongst the mighty
will flee away naked on that day,”
says the LORD.
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