Amos 2:6
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;
Context
This verse from Amos Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. Judgment oracles continue against Ammon and Moab, then turn to Judah and most elaborately to Israel. Israel has sold the righteous for silver, perverted the ways of the humble, engaged in immorality at the altar, and drunk wine taken as …
Otras traducciones
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes—
Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals.
These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given the upright man for silver, and the poor for the price of two shoes;
Referencias cruzadas
For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, which had brought them …
Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but …
Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the …
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, …
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she …
Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of …
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.