Verse 6
Amos 2:6
World English Bible
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Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;
because they have sold the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of shoes;
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/עַל אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑/נּוּ עַל מִכְרָ֤/ם בַּ/כֶּ֨סֶף֙ צַדִּ֔יק וְ/אֶבְי֖וֹן בַּ/עֲב֥וּר נַעֲלָֽיִם
English Translation
Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment; for they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals."
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Chapter 2 Context
1
Yahweh 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 among them,
and will kill all its princes with him,”
says Yahweh.
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4
Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment;...
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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
Yahweh says:
“For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four,
I will not turn away its punishment...
7
They trample on the dust of the earth on the head of the poor,
and deny justice to the oppressed;
an...
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8
and they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge;
and in the house of thei...
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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 posses...
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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;
and the strong won’t strengthen his force;
neither shall the migh...
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15
neither shall he stand who handles the bow;
and he who is swift of foot won’t escape;
neither shall...
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16
and he who is courageous among the mighty will flee away naked on that day,”
says Yahweh.
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