...without the usual forms of lamentation, because of their number, or of theft enemies being so near. 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, who devour their substance, and 5 make slaves of them all, Saying, When will the new moon be gone,...

...caufe, and fpoil the foul of thofe that fpoiled them.' Amos viii. 4, 7. ' Hear this, O ye that fwallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail ; falfifying the balances by deceit, to buy the poor for filver, and the needy for a pair of fhoes,...

...the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of them that spoil them. Amos viii. 4. o, 6, 7. Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy even to make the poor of the land to fail, falsifying the balances by deceit, to buy the .poor for silver, and the needy for a pairof shoes, and...

...but of such as indeed would swallow them up : Here ye this, ye that swallow up the needy, and that make the poor of the land to fail, saying, When will...wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great:" making the measure small, and the price great, *' and falsifying the balances by deceit, that we may...

...Hear this, O ye that bruise the needy, And set yourselves to make the poor of the land to fail § : 5 Saying: When will the new moon be gone, that we may...set || forth wheat? * Making the ephah small, and * making the shekel weighty; And f falsify ing the deceitful balances: J Ilebr. add to pus. § Or,...

...ye that bruise the needy, And set yourselves to make the poor of the land to fail § : 5 Saying: JO When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn?...set || forth wheat? .* Making the ephah small, and * making the shekel weighty; And f falsifying the deceitful balances: J Hebr. add to pass. § Or, cease....

...his religion. It is in the Christian, as it was in the prophetic age ; there are some who . say, " When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ; and the sabbath that we may set forth wheat f" They call the worship of God contemptible, and they say, " What a weariness is it ?'' They withhold...

...uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is itichLry. Amos viii. 5. Saying, When will the new, moon be gone, that we may sell corn I and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying...

...\ and give ear, O house'of the king! execute judgment in the gates." • > .""'•• " Hear this, ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the earth fail. "Woe to the bloody city! it is full of lies and robbery: thte prey departeth not. The princes...

...house of Israel ! and give ear, O house of the king ? execute judgment in the gates." " Hear this, ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the earth fail. Woeto the bloody city ! it is full of lies and robbery : the prey departeth not. The princes...