Amos 8:6
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that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of shoes, yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?”
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
So that we may buy the poor [as slaves] for silver [since they are unable to support themselves] And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the leftovers of the wheat [as if it were a good grade of grain]?”
That we may buy [into slavery] the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals; yes, and sell the refuse of the wheat [as if it were good grade]?
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
We can buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and even sell the chaff!”
in order to buy the needy for silver and the helpless for sandals, and sell garbage as grain?”
buying the needy for money and the poor for a pair of shoes, and sweeping up the refuse of the wheat to sell!”
and mix dust in the grain. Those who are needy and poor don't have any money. We will make them our slaves for the price of a pair of sandals.”
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.
That we may possess the needy for money, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and may sell the refuse of the corn?
The poor cannot pay their loans, so we will buy them as slaves. We will buy those helpless people for the price of a pair of sandals. Oh, and we can sell the wheat that was spilled on the floor.”
When poor people cannot pay their debts, you buy them as your slaves. You pay a silver coin to buy them, which would not even buy a pair of shoes. You also mix dust with the grain that you sell.
We will buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. We will sell the chaff with the grain.”
that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and sell the chaff of the wheat?”
that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and sell the chaff of the wheat?”
We will buy poor people for silver, and needy people for a pair of sandals [2:6]. We will even sell the ·wheat that was swept up from the floor [L chaff of the wheat].”
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for shoes: yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat.
We can buy the poor with money and the needy for a pair of sandals. We can sell the husks mixed in with the wheat.”
We can sell worthless wheat at a high price. We'll find someone poor who can't pay his debts, not even the price of a pair of sandals, and we'll buy him as a slave.”
We can buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and even sell the chaff!”
We will buy poor people for silver. And we will buy needy people for the price of a pair of sandals. We will even sell the wheat that was swept up from the floor.”
buying the poor for cash, and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling chaff mixed in with the wheat.’
that we may buy the poor for money and the needy for a pair of shoes and sell the refuse of the wheat.
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
So as to buy the poor for money And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
That we can buy the powerless with silver and the poor for the sake of a pair of sandals, and we can sell the waste of the grain?”
you who make slaves of the poor, buying them for their debt of a piece of silver or a pair of shoes, or selling them your moldy wheat:
Listen to this, you who walk all over the weak, you who treat poor people as less than nothing, Who say, “When’s my next paycheck coming so I can go out and live it up? How long till the weekend when I can go out and have a good time?” Who give little and take much, and never do an honest day’s work. You exploit the poor, using them— and then, when they’re used up, you discard them.
that we may buy the poor for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the refuse as wheat?”
We can buy the poor with money and the needy for a pair of sandals. We can sell the husks mixed in with the wheat.”
We will buy the destitute for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals; even the worthless grain we will sell!”
So as to buy the helpless for money, And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
So as to buy the helpless for money And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
We can buy the poor man for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals; we can even sell the refuse of the wheat.”
We will buy poor people for silver, and needy people for the price of a pair of sandals. We will even sell the wheat that was swept up from the floor.”
We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy. We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!”
You buy poor people to make slaves out of them. You buy those who are in need for a mere pair of sandals. You even sell the worthless parts of your wheat.
buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
That we may buy the poor for silver, And the needy for a pair of sandals— Even sell the bad wheat?”
We will buy the poor for money, and those in need for shoes. And we will sell the part of the grain that is of no worth.”
And you mix the grain you sell with chaff swept from the floor. Then you enslave poor people for one piece of silver or a pair of sandals.
buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat.’
buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat.’
buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat.”
buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and selling the sweepings of the wheat.”
That we may buy the poor for kesef, and the needy for a pair of sandals; yea, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?
that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the refuse of the wheat?”
that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the refuse of the wheat?”
buy the poor for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals! We’ll even sell the refuse of the grain!’”
We can buy the needy for silver and the poor and their property for the price of a pair of sandals. We can even sell the chaff we sweep up as grain.”
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’”
that we wield for silver needy men, and poor men for shoes, and we sell outcastings of wheat? (and we can buy the needy for some silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and we can sell the refuse of our wheat again?)
To purchase with money the poor, And the needy for a pair of sandals, Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we sell.
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