NASB
"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?""
— Amos 8:6, NASB
“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? ”
“that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?'"”
“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!””
“That we may possess the needy for money, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and may sell the refuse of the corn?”
“Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.”
“That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?”
"The songs of the palace will turn to wailing in that day," declares the Lord GOD. "Many will be the corpses; in every place they will cast them forth in silence."
Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
saying, "When will the new moon be over, So that we may sell grain, And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market, To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger, And to cheat with dishonest scales,
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?"
The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob, "Indeed, I will never forget any of their deeds.
"Because of this will not the land quake And everyone who dwells in it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
"It will come about in that day," declares the Lord GOD, "That I will make the sun go down at noon And make the earth dark in broad daylight.