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Amos 8:5
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5 You merchants say,
    “When will the New Moon be over so that we can sell grain?
When will the Sabbath be over
    so that we can bring out more wheat to sell?
We can raise the price
    and make the measure smaller.[a]
We can fix the scales
    and cheat the people.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:5 We … smaller Literally, “We will make the ephah small and the shekel large.”
  2. Amos 8:5 We … people Literally, “Cheat with lying balances.”
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Amos 8:5
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5 saying,

“When will the New Moon(A) be over
    that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
    that we may market(B) wheat?”(C)—
skimping on the measure,
    boosting the price
    and cheating(D) with dishonest scales,(E)

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