Zechariah 5:6
New Living Translation
6 “What is it?” I asked.
He replied, “It is a basket for measuring grain,[a] and it’s filled with the sins[b] of everyone throughout the land.”
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Amos 8:5
New Living Translation
5 You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over
and the religious festivals to end
so you can get back to cheating the helpless.
You measure out grain with dishonest measures
and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.[a]
Footnotes
- 8:5 Hebrew You make the ephah [a unit for measuring grain] small and the shekel [a unit of weight] great, and you deal falsely by using deceitful balances.
Ezekiel 44:10-11
New Living Translation
10 And the men of the tribe of Levi who abandoned me when Israel strayed away from me to worship idols[a] must bear the consequences of their unfaithfulness. 11 They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burnt offerings and be present to help the people.
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