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Amos 2:6–7

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Judgment on Israel

6Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke the punishment,d because they sell the righteous for money and the poor for a pair of sandals! 7Those who trample the heads of the powerless into the dust of the ground and turn aside the way of the destitute, a man and his father have sexual relations withe the same girl, so that they profane my holy name.

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Footnotes

  1. dOr “it”
  2. eLiterally “go to”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of Israel,

and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,

because they sell the righteous for silver,

and the needy for a pair of sandals—

those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth

and turn aside the way of the afflicted;

a man and his father go in to the same girl,

so that my holy name is profaned;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,

even for four, I will not relent.

They sell the innocent for silver,

and the needy for a pair of sandals.

They trample on the heads of the poor

as on the dust of the ground

and deny justice to the oppressed.

Father and son use the same girl

and so profane my holy name.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Israel

for three crimes, even four,

because they sell a righteous person for silver

and a needy person for a pair of sandals.

They trample the heads of the poor

on the dust of the ground

and obstruct the path of the needy.

A man and his father have sexual relations

with the same girl,

profaning my holy name.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Israel have sinned again and again,

and I will not let them go unpunished!

They sell honorable people for silver

and poor people for a pair of sandals.

They trample helpless people in the dust

and shove the oppressed out of the way.

Both father and son sleep with the same woman,

corrupting my holy name.

KJV 1900King 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;

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor,

And turn aside the way of the meek:

And a man and his father will go in unto the same maid,

To profane my holy name: