Amos 2:6
This is what the Lord says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
The Lord says: “For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals;
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes—
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- For three
- Amos 6:3–7; 2 Kings 17:7–18; 2 Kings 18:12; Ezekiel 23:5–9; Hosea 4:1, 2, 11–14; Hosea 7:7–10; Hosea 8:4–6; Hosea 13:2, 3; Micah 6:10–16
- because
- Amos 5:11, 12; Amos 8:4–6; Isaiah 5:22, 23; Isaiah 29:21; Joel 3:3, 6; Micah 3:2, 3