5 Saying:
“When will the New Moon be past,
That we may1 sell grain?
And athe Sabbath,
That we may trade wheat?
bMaking the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by cdeceit,
“When will the New Moon be past,
That we may1 sell grain?
And athe Sabbath,
That we may trade wheat?
bMaking the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by cdeceit,
6 That we may buy the poor for asilver,
And the needy for a pair of sandals—
Even sell the bad wheat?”
And the needy for a pair of sandals—
Even sell the bad wheat?”
8 aShall the land not tremble for this,
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
All of it shall swell like1 the River,
Heave and subside
bLike the River of Egypt.
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
All of it shall swell like1 the River,
Heave and subside
bLike the River of Egypt.
9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
a“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in1 broad daylight;
a“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in1 broad daylight;
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Cross-references and similar verses for Amos 8:7:
sworn.
Deuteronomy 33:26
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Psalms 68:34
Amos 6:8
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I will.
Exodus 17:16
1 Samuel 15:2
1 Samuel 15:3
Psalms 10:11
Isaiah 43:25
Jeremiah 17:1
Jeremiah 31:34
Hosea 7:2
Hosea 8:13
Hosea 9:9
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