Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
buy . . . poor for silver . . . pair of shoes—that is, that we may compel the needy for money, or any other thing of however little worth, to sell themselves to us as bondmen, in defiance of Leviticus 25:39; the very thing which brings down God's judgment (Amos 2:6).
sell the refuse of . . . wheat—which contains no nutriment, but which the poor eat at a low price, being unable to pay for flour.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 8:6:
Ecclesiastes 5:9
Isaiah 43:22
Amos 2:6
Amos 8:1
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