saying, “When will (A)the new moon be over,
    that we may sell grain?
And (B)the Sabbath,
    that we may offer wheat for sale,
that we may make (C)the ephah small and the shekel[a] great
    and deal deceitfully with false balances,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:5 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

11 Shall I acquit the man (A)with wicked scales
    and with a bag of deceitful weights?

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11 (A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    (B)but a just weight is his delight.

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23 (A)Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
    and (B)false scales are not good.

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