Verse 6
Amos 2:6
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath sold the just man for silver, and the poor man 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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