Amos 8:4
“¶ Heare this, O ye that swallow vp the needy, euen to make the poore of the land to faile,”
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Amos 8:4 Context
2And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I sayde, A basket of Summer fruite. Then said the Lord vnto mee, The ende is come vpon my people of Israel; I will not againe passe by them anymore. 3And the songs of the Temples shalbe howlings in that day, sayth the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in euery place, they shall cast them foorth with silence. 4¶ Heare this, O ye that swallow vp the needy, euen to make the poore of the land to faile, 5Saying, When will the newe Moone be gone, that we may sell corne? and the Sabbath, that wee may set forth wheat, making the Ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 6That wee may buy the poore for siluer, & the needie for a paire of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheate?
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Other Translations for Amos 8:4
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
- King James Version
Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
- American Standard Version (1901)
Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,
- Basic English Bible
Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,
- Darby Bible
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
- Webster's Bible
Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
- World English Bible
Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Hear this, O ye that would swallow the needy, and destroy the poor of the land,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Amos 8:4
8:4 To fail - Either to root them out, or to enslave them.