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Amos 8:5
“Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Amos 8:5 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wann ist der Neumond vorüber, daß wir Getreide verkaufen, und der Sabbath, daß wir die Kornspeicher auftun; um das Epha zu verkleinern und den Sekel zu vergrößern und die Waage des Betrugs zu fälschen;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Diciendo: ¿Cuándo pasará el mes, y venderemos el trigo; y la semana, y abriremos los alfolíes del pan, y achicaremos la medida, y engrandeceremos el precio, y falsearemos el peso engañoso;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Dizendo: Quando passará a lua nova, para vendermos o alimento? E o sábado, para abriremos os depósitos de trigo, e diminuirmos a medida, aumentarmos o preço, e fraudarmos com balanças enganosas,
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eles dizem: "Quando passará a lua nova, para que possamos vender grãos de novo? E o sábado, quando passará, para que possamos vender o trigo? Vamos fazer a medida pequena e aumentar o preço, para trapacear com balanças enganadoras.

📖 Amos 8:5 in Context

3And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
4Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
6That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
7The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
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