‘This is what the Lord [a]God says: “(A)Enough, you princes of Israel; get rid of (B)violence and destruction, and (C)practice justice and righteousness. Revoke your (D)evictions of My people,” declares the Lord God.

10 “You shall have (E)accurate balances, an accurate [b](F)ephah, and an accurate [c](G)bath.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:9 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a dry measure, about 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  3. Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a liquid measure, about 6 gallons or 23 liters

saying,

“When will the (A)new moon [a]be over,
So that we may sell grain;
And the (B)Sabbath, so that we may open the wheat market,
To make the [b]ephah smaller and the [c]shekel bigger,
And to (C)cheat with dishonest scales,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:5 Lit pass by
  2. Amos 8:5 About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  3. Amos 8:5 About 0.5 oz. or 14 gm

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