Amos 2:6

The Lord says: For Israel’s three crimes – no, four! – I will not rescind my judgment. They sell the righteous for money, the needy for a pair of shoes.

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In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

In Context

5So I will send a fire on Judah. It will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

7They trample on the head of the poor, push the humble out of the way. Father and son go to the same temple girl, and so profane my holy name.

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Cross References

Hosea 4:11prostitution. Old and new wine take away the understanding.

Hosea 8:4They themselves have made kings but without my consent. They have made princes but without my knowledge. Out of their silver and gold, they have made idols to their destruction!

Joel 3:3They have cast lots for my people. They have traded boys for prostitutes, and sold girls for wine, and drunk it.

Matthew Henry on Amos 2:2-9

The Judgment of Moab and of Judah; The Judgment of Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith… Read the whole commentary →

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