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Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine. <a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> You trample the poor, stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent. Therefore, though you build beautiful stone houses, you will never live in them. Though you plant lush vineyards, you will never drink wine from them. <a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. <a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. <a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. <a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them. <a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And take a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of cut stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine. <a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine. <a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore, because you impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine. <a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And take a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of cut stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted desirable vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine. <a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, because you impose heavy rent on the poor And demand a tribute (food-tax) of grain from them, Though you have built [luxurious] houses of square stone, You will not live in them; You have planted beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink their wine. <a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from him, you will never live in the houses of cut stone you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. <a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from him, you will never live in the houses of cut stone you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. <a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof. <a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> you abuse the poor and demand heavy taxes from them. You have built expensive homes, but you won't enjoy them; you have planted vineyards, but you will get no wine. <a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof. <a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You trample on the poor and take their wheat from them for taxes. That is why you build houses from hand-cut stones, but you will not live in them. You plant beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink their wine. <a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> You have oppressed the poor and robbed them of their grain. And so you will not live in the fine stone houses you build or drink wine from the beautiful vineyards you plant. <a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, since you trample the poor continuously, taxing his grain, building houses of stone in which you won't live and planting fine vineyards from which you won't drink— <a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. <a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted. <a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Forasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. <a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. <a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take taxes from him of wheat, you have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, "" And the tribute of grain you take from him, "" Houses of hewn work you have built, "" And you do not dwell in them, "" Desirable vineyards you have planted, "" And you do not drink their wine. <a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine. <a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, because of your treading upon the poor one, and ye will take away the liftings up of wheat from him: ye built houses of hewn stone, and ye shall not dwell in them; ye planted vineyards of desire and ye shall not drink their wine.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore because you robbed the poor, and took the choice prey from him: you shall build houses with square stone, and shall not dwell in them: you shall plant most delightful vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them. <a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, on his behalf, because you have torn apart the poor and stolen choice prey from him: you will build houses with square stones and you will not dwell in them; you will plant the most delightful vineyards, and you will not drink wine from them. <a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, because you tax the destitute and exact from them levies of grain, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, you shall not live in them; Though you have planted choice vineyards, you shall not drink their wine. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore because you trample on the poor and take from them levies of grain, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not live in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore because you have beaten on the head of the poor and have taken from him the choicest gifts; the houses of hewn stone which you have built, you shall not dwell in; and from the pleasant vineyards which you have planted, you shall not drink wine. <a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, in exchange for the fact that you beat the poor on the head and you have taken a choice gift from him, the houses of cut stone which you have built, you shall not dwell in them, and the vineyards of desire which you planted, you will not drink their wine<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor, And take from him exactions of wheat; Ye have built houses of hewn stone, But ye shall not dwell in them, Ye have planted pleasant vineyards, But ye shall not drink wine thereof. <a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore because they have smitten the poor with their fists, and ye have received of them choice gifts; ye have built polished houses, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted desirable vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine of them. <a href="/parallel/amos/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=797" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">A Call to Repentance</a> …10There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity. 11<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1318.htm" title="1318: bō·wō·šas·ḵem (V-Piel-Inf:: 2mp) -- To trample. A primitive root; to trample down.">you trample</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1800.htm" title="1800: dāl (Adj-msc) -- Dangling, weak, thin. From dalal; properly, dangling, i.e. weak or thin.">the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and exact</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4864.htm" title="4864: ū·maś·’aṯ- (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- An uprising, utterance, burden, portion. ">a tax</a> <a href="/hebrew/1250.htm" title="1250: bar (N-ms) -- Grain, corn. Or bar; from barar; grain of any kind; by extens. The open country.">of grain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: ṯê·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">live</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê (N-mpc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the stone houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1496.htm" title="1496: ḡā·zîṯ (N-fs) -- A cutting, hewing. From gazah; something cut, i.e. Dressed stone."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bə·nî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">you have built;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: ṯiš·tū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: yê·nām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">the wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/2531.htm" title="2531: ḥe·meḏ (N-ms) -- Desire, delight. Om chamad; delight.">from the lush</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: kar·mê- (N-mpc) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: nə·ṭa‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">you have planted.</a> 12For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a> Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8-10</a> Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. / I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied. / For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.” <a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Micah 2:2</a> They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6-9</a> Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ / Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey. / Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers. ... <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13-17</a> “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, / who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion. / Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. ... <a href="/luke/6-24.htm">Luke 6:24-25</a> But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. / Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. <a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Proverbs 22:16</a> Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. <a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12-13</a> In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. / Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst. <a href="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">Nehemiah 5:1-5</a> About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” ... <a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">Zephaniah 1:9-13</a> On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit. / On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills. / Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. ... <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a> Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. <a href="/job/20-18.htm">Job 20:18-20</a> He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. / For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. / Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure. <a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Matthew 19:23-24</a> Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. / Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a> The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. / Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For as much therefore as your treading is on the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.treading.<a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Amos 4:1</a> Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.<a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7,8</a> For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry… <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13,14</a> In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood… ye have built.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30,38,39</a> Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof… <a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21,22</a> And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them… <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a> Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.pleasant vineyards.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Built</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/amos/4-8.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">Exact</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-9.htm">Exactions</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/amos/2-13.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hewn</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-26.htm">Impose</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Live</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/daniel/11-20.htm">Taxes</a> <a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Trample</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-2.htm">Treading</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/joel/2-24.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/amos/2-12.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Built</a> <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Exact</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-9.htm">Exactions</a> <a href="/matthew/18-25.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Hewn</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm">Impose</a> <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/micah/2-9.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">Taxes</a> <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Trample</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Treading</a> <a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/amos/5-17.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div>1. <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a> 4. <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a> 21. <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The wealthy and powerful were exploiting the poor, contrary to the Mosaic Law, which emphasized justice and care for the needy (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a>). The prophets often condemned such behavior, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a> and <a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Micah 2:2</a>. This exploitation is a direct violation of God's covenant, which required Israel to act justly and love mercy (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>).and exact from him a tax of grain The taxation mentioned here refers to the oppressive economic practices that burdened the poor. Grain was a staple, and taxing it heavily would have been a significant hardship. This reflects the broader economic injustices condemned by the prophets, where the rich grew wealthier at the expense of the poor (<a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a>). Such practices were contrary to the Jubilee laws, which aimed to prevent perpetual poverty (Leviticus 25).you will never live in the stone houses you have built Stone houses were a sign of wealth and permanence, contrasting with the more common mud-brick homes. The prophecy here is a reversal of fortunes, where the oppressors would not enjoy the fruits of their unjust gains. This echoes the curses of <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a>, where disobedience leads to not enjoying the benefits of one's labor. It serves as a reminder of God's justice and the futility of wealth gained through unrighteous means.you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted Vineyards symbolize prosperity and blessing in the Bible (<a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Psalm 128:3</a>). However, the oppressors' vineyards, planted through exploitation, would not yield joy for them. This is reminiscent of the curse in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39</a>, where vineyards are planted but not enjoyed. It underscores the biblical principle that true prosperity comes from righteousness, not exploitation. This also foreshadows the ultimate justice and restoration found in Christ, who brings true peace and prosperity (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. His ministry occurred during a time of relative peace and prosperity, but also of significant social injustice and idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, which had fallen into moral and spiritual decay. The people were experiencing economic prosperity, but it was built on the exploitation of the poor and the perversion of justice. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a> The marginalized and oppressed individuals in Israelite society who were being exploited by the wealthy and powerful through unjust economic practices. 4. <a href="/topical/h/houses_of_cut_stone.htm">Houses of Cut Stone</a> Symbolic of wealth and luxury, these houses represent the material success of the oppressors, which was gained through unjust means. 5. <a href="/topical/v/vineyards.htm">Vineyards</a> A sign of prosperity and blessing in ancient Israel, but here they symbolize the futility of ill-gotten gains, as the oppressors will not enjoy the fruits of their labor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_against_exploitation.htm">God's Justice Against Exploitation</a> God is deeply concerned with justice and righteousness. He sees the exploitation of the poor and will not allow it to go unpunished. Believers are called to reflect God's heart by advocating for justice and treating others fairly. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_ill-gotten_gains.htm">The Futility of Ill-Gotten Gains</a> Material wealth gained through unjust means will not bring lasting satisfaction or security. True prosperity is found in living a life that honors God and serves others. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Amos's message is a call to repentance. Believers must examine their own lives for areas where they may be complicit in systems of injustice and seek to make amends. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_generosity.htm">Stewardship and Generosity</a> Christians are called to be good stewards of their resources, using them to bless others rather than exploit them. Generosity is a key aspect of living out one's faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a> <a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_tax_collectors'_role_in_the_bible.htm">What role did tax collectors have in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_wealth_inequality.htm">What does the Bible say about wealth inequality?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_micah_2_1-2_injustices.htm">How can we confirm historically or archaeologically that the injustices described in Micah 2:1–2 actually occurred on a large scale? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) Burdens of wheat.--i.e., Ye take gifts of sifted corn, as a contribution to your own luxury, and which the poor man was not bound to offer, and only would offer to purchase your good will. Therefore your pomp and luxury shall be of no avail. Such is God's judgment on indifference to the wants and feedings of the poor.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Therefore. Because ye refuse reproof, and oppress the poor. Your treading is upon the poor; ye trample upon. The Hebrew word boshes is found nowhere else, and is variously explained. Septuagint, κατεκονδύλιζον, "smote with the fists;" so the Syriac; Vulgate, diripiebatis, with which the Chaldee agrees. Keil, Schegg, and most modern commentators explain the word, by a slight dialectical variation, as equivalent to conculcare. Burdens of wheat; rather, tribute, exactions of wheat, or presents like enforced "benevolences." They exacted such gifts before they would do justice to the poor. Or it may refer to interest for money or victuals lent, which took the form of presents in order to evade the Law (<a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25</a>; <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm">Leviticus 25:37</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/23-19.htm">Deuteronomy 23:19</a>). Septuagint, δῶρα ἐκλεκτά: Vulgate, praedam electam, the Hebrew word bar meaning either "wheat" or "elect." Hewn stone. Houses thus built were a mark of luxury and wealth, sun-dried brick being the usual material employed (comp. <a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm">Isaiah 9:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Ezekiel 12:5, 7</a>). Ye shall not dwell in them. This is the punishment of their evil doings, according to the threat in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30, 39</a>. The people shall be banished and the land desolated (<a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13</a>). <a href="/commentaries/amos/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, לָ֠כֵן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus because יַ֣עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause you trample בּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞ם (bō·wō·šas·ḵem) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1318.htm">Strong's 1318: </a> To trample down on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the poor דָּ֗ל (dāl) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1800.htm">Strong's 1800: </a> Dangling, weak, thin and exact תִּקְח֣וּ (tiq·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take from him מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of a tax וּמַשְׂאַת־ (ū·maś·’aṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4864.htm">Strong's 4864: </a> A raising, rising, an utterance, a beacon, a present of grain, בַּר֙ (bar) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1250.htm">Strong's 1250: </a> Grain, the open country you will never וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no live תֵ֣שְׁבוּ (ṯê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the stone houses בָּתֵּ֥י (bāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house you have built; בְּנִיתֶ֖ם (bə·nî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build you will never וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no drink תִשְׁתּ֖וּ (ṯiš·tū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> To imbibe the wine יֵינָֽם׃ (yê·nām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication from the lush חֶ֣מֶד (ḥe·meḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> Desire, delight vineyards כַּרְמֵי־ (kar·mê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard you have planted. נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם (nə·ṭa‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> To strike in, fix, to plant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:11 Forasmuch therefore as you trample (Amo. 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