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Amos 8:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Hear this, O ye that swallowr up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

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Prov. 30:14• ¹⁴--a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from among men. (Prov. 30:14)

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Amos 7:16• ¹⁶And now hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and utter not words against the house of Isaac. (Amos 7:16)

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1 Kings 22:19• ¹⁹And he said, Hear therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him, on his right hand and on his left; (1 Kings 22:19)

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Isa. 1:10• ¹⁰Hear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of Gomorrah! (Isa. 1:10)

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Isa. 28:14• ¹⁴Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. (Isa. 28:14)

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Jer. 5:21• ²¹Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not. (Jer. 5:21)

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Jer. 28:15• ¹⁵And the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah, Hear now, Hananiah: Jehovah hath not sent thee; and thou makest this people to trust in falsehood. (Jer. 28:15)

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Amos 2:6• ⁶Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; (Amos 2:6)

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Amos 5:11• ¹¹Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them. (Amos 5:11)

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Psa. 12:5• ⁵Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff. (Psa. 12:5)

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Psa. 14:4• ⁴Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah. (Psa. 14:4)

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Psa. 56:1• ¹To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. Of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me. (Psa. 56:1)

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Psa. 140:12• ¹²I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy. (Psa. 140:12)

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Prov. 30:14• ¹⁴--a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from among men. (Prov. 30:14)

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Isa. 32:6‑7• ⁶for the vile man will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
⁷The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. (Isa. 32:6‑7)

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Matt. 23:14• ¹⁴(Verse 14 is omitted in this translation.) (Matt. 23:14)

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James 5:6• ⁶ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you. (James 5:6)

• {v.4-6} Their oppressive conduct is exposed with vigor. (“Amos 8” by W. Kelly)

• The cause of the judgment was their despising of the Sabbath. It was clearly something that was in the way of their corrupt business practices; they couldn’t wait for it to be over so that they could continue with their dealing and cheating, etc. (vss. 4-6). (“The Prophecies of Amos” by B. Anstey)

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Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poorb of the land,

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Lit. "meek," or "afflicted," as Ps. 9.18.