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They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/nlt/amos/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: “The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They sell honorable people for silver and poor people for a pair of sandals. <a href="/esv/amos/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals— <a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/amos/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/amos/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for silver, And the poor for a pair of sandals. <a href="/nasb_/amos/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three offenses of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money, And the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/nasb/amos/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus says the LORD, &#8220For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/nasb77/amos/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus says the LORD, “For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/lsb/amos/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not turn back its punishment Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/amp/amos/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, “For three transgressions of Israel and for four (multiplied delinquencies) I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it, Because they sell the righteous and innocent for silver And the needy for the price of a pair of sandals. <a href="/csb/amos/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Israel for three crimes, even four, because they sell a righteous person for silver and a needy person for a pair of sandals. <a href="/hcsb/amos/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Israel for three crimes, even four, because they sell a righteous person for silver and a needy person for a pair of sandals. <a href="/asv/amos/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/amos/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD said: I will punish Israel for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They sell honest people for money, and the needy are sold for the price of sandals. <a href="/erv/amos/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the LORD: 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: <a href="/gwt/amos/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: Because Israel has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, I will not change my plans. The people of Israel sell the righteous for money and the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/gnt/amos/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD says, "The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They sell into slavery honest people who cannot pay their debts, the poor who cannot repay even the price of a pair of sandals. <a href="/isv/amos/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Israel —and now for a fourth— I will not turn away; because they sold the righteous for money, and the poor for sandals, <a href="/net/amos/2.htm">NET Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: "Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions--make that four!--I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/nheb/amos/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: "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 shoes; <a href="/wbt/amos/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away their punishment: because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/amos/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/amos/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh 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; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said YHWH: “For three transgressions of Israel, "" And for four, I do not reverse it, "" Because of their selling the righteous for silver, "" And the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/ylt/amos/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals. <a href="/slt/amos/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn it back, for their selling the just one for silver and the needy for shoes;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath sold the just man for silver, and the poor man for a pair of shoes. <a href="/cpdv/amos/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Israel, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has sold the just for silver and the poor for shoes. <a href="/nabre/amos/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: For three crimes of Israel, and now four— I will not take it back— Because they hand over the just for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals; <a href="/nrsvce/amos/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals—<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof, because they sold a righteous man for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes, with which they tread the dust of the earth. <a href="/hpbt/amos/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: for three crimes of Israel, and the fourth, I will not turn from them, because they sold the righteous for silver and the poor for sandals<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, Yea, for four, I will not reverse it: Because they sell the righteous for silver, And the needy for a pair of shoes; <a href="/sep/amos/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord; for three sins of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away from him; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for sandals, <a href="/parallel/amos/2-6.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=254" 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/2.htm">Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel</a> …5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.” 6<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</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.">“For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ê (N-mpc) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">transgressions</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">even</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ă·šî·ḇen·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">revoke My judgment,</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.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: miḵ·rām (V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">they sell</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">the righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: bak·ke·sep̄ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">for silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: wə·’eḇ·yō·wn (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">and the needy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5668.htm" title="5668: ba·‘ă·ḇūr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or rabur; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5275.htm" title="5275: na·‘ă·lā·yim (N-fd) -- A sandal, shoe. Or na;alah; from na'al; properly, a sandal tongue; by extens. A sandal or slipper.">a pair of sandals.</a> 7They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.…<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="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a> Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / 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="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</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. <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-29</a> For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. ... <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</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. <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a> A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. <a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a> “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ <a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Proverbs 22:22-23</a> Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, / for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Deuteronomy 24:14-15</a> Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. / You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. <a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a> You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. <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="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Luke 16:14</a> The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus. <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="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a> No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said 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;Thus saith.For three.<a href="/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3-7</a> Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; … <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a> For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, … <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">2 Kings 18:12</a> Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.because.<a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11,12</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="/amos/8-4.htm">Amos 8:4-6</a> Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, … <a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Isaiah 5:22,23</a> Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Four</a> <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hosea/8-10.htm">Money</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Pair</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Price</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Reverse</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Revoke</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Three</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/7-3.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/acts/25-18.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/haggai/1-15.htm">Four</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Money</a> <a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Pair</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Price</a> <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/numbers/23-20.htm">Reverse</a> <a href="/numbers/23-20.htm">Revoke</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Three</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 2</div>1. <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">God's judgments upon Moab,</a> 4. <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">upon Judah,</a> 6. <a href="/amos/2-6.htm">and upon Israel.</a> 9. <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">God complains of their ingratitude.</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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It underscores the authority and seriousness of the pronouncement. In the prophetic tradition, this formula is used to convey that the prophet is speaking on behalf of God, not from personal opinion.For three transgressions of Israel, even four, This expression is a Hebrew idiom indicating a fullness or completeness of sin, suggesting that the sins of Israel have reached a tipping point. The number three signifies completeness, and adding a fourth emphasizes an overflow of iniquity. This pattern is used throughout Amos to indicate that the sins of the nations, including Israel, have accumulated to a point where divine judgment is inevitable.I will not revoke My judgment, God's decision is firm and unchangeable. The use of "revoke" implies that there was an opportunity for repentance, but it has been missed. This reflects the justice of God, who is patient but will not allow sin to go unpunished indefinitely. It highlights the certainty of divine retribution once the threshold of sin is crossed.because they sell the righteous for silver This accusation points to social injustice and corruption within Israel. The "righteous" refers to those who are innocent or just, yet they are being exploited for monetary gain. This echoes the broader biblical theme of the exploitation of the vulnerable, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Micah. It also foreshadows the betrayal of Jesus Christ, who was sold for thirty pieces of silver, drawing a parallel between the injustices faced by the righteous in Israel and the ultimate injustice faced by Christ.and the needy for a pair of sandals. This phrase highlights the extreme devaluation of human life, where the poor are traded for trivial items. It reflects the economic oppression and lack of compassion prevalent in Israelite society. The mention of "sandals" suggests a minimal value, indicating the depth of moral decay. This connects to the broader biblical call for justice and care for the poor, as seen in the Law of Moses and the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized love and mercy over material wealth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Tekoa, a small town in Judah, who was called by God to deliver messages of judgment to Israel and other nations. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and social injustices. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is just and righteous, and who holds His people accountable for their actions. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_righteous_and_the_needy.htm">The Righteous and the Needy</a> Individuals in society who were being exploited and oppressed by those in power. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The divine consequence pronounced by God through Amos due to the sins of Israel, particularly their social injustices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_unyielding.htm">God's Justice is Unyielding</a> God does not overlook sin, especially when it involves the exploitation of the vulnerable. His judgment is certain and just. <a href="/topical/s/social_injustice_is_a_serious_sin.htm">Social Injustice is a Serious Sin</a> The selling of the righteous and needy for material gain is a grave offense against God. Believers are called to uphold justice and protect the vulnerable. <a href="/topical/m/materialism_and_exploitation.htm">Materialism and Exploitation</a> The pursuit of wealth at the expense of others is condemned. Christians should evaluate their own lives to ensure they are not complicit in systems of exploitation. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While judgment is pronounced, there is always an opportunity for repentance. Turning back to God and correcting injustices is crucial. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a> The church should be a voice for the oppressed and a model of justice and mercy in society.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 2</a> <a href="/q/historical_proof_of_israel_selling_righteous.htm">(Amos 2:6–7) Are there any historical records supporting the accusation that Israel sold the righteous for silver? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_''three_sins,_even_four''_mean.htm">What does 'three sins, even four' mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_assyria_conquer_israel.htm">Why did Assyria conquer Israel?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_christian_and_secular_crime_rates_match.htm">Why do Christian countries have crime rates similar to secular countries?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>CURSE ON ISRAEL.(6) Transgressions of Israel.--The storm of Divine threatening which had swept over the whole political horizon gathers, at last, over Israel. The sins and ingratitude of the people are aggravated by a recital of the Divine Mercy. By comparing this verse with <a href="/amos/8-6.htm" title="That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?">Amos 8:6</a>, it is clear that the Jewish interpreters (followed by Keil) were incorrect in charging this sin upon corrupt judges, who, by bribery, would deliver unjust judgments against the righteous. The sin consists in the perverse straining of the law, which allowed an insolvent debtor to sell himself into bondage to redeem a debt (comp. <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm" title="Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take to him my two sons to be slaves.">2Kings 4:1</a>; also <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm" title="And if your brother that dwells by you be waxen poor, and be sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant:">Leviticus 25:39</a>). In this case the debtor was a righteous man in sore straits for no fault of his own. Render, on account of a pair of sandals. A paltry debt, equivalent, in worth, to a pair of sandals, would not save him from bondage at the hands of an oppressive ruler (see Introduction).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 6-16. - 3. Summons and general denunciation of Israel for injustice, cruelty, incest, luxury, and idolatry. Verse 6. - They sold the righteous for silver. The first charge against Israel is perversion of justice. The judges took bribes and condemned the righteous, i.e. the man whose cause was good. Pusey thinks that the literal selling of debtors by creditors, contrary to the Law (<a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Exodus 21:7</a>; <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Leviticus 25:39</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Nehemiah 5:5</a>), is meant (comp. <a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Amos 8:6</a> and <a href="/matthew/18-25.htm">Matthew 18:25</a>). The needy for a pair of shoes. For the very smallest bribe they betray the cause of the poor (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Ezekiel 13:19</a>); though, as sandals were sometimes of very costly materials (<a href="/songs/7-1.htm">Song of Solomon 7:1</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Ezekiel 16:10</a>; Judith 16:9), the expression might mean that they sold justice to obtain an article of luxury. But the form of expression is opposed to this interpretation. <a href="/commentaries/amos/2-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “For עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against three שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice transgressions פִּשְׁעֵ֣י (piš·‘ê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> Transgression of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc even וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against four, אַרְבָּעָ֖ה (’ar·bā·‘āh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no revoke [My judgment], אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ (’ă·šî·ḇen·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again because עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against they sell מִכְרָ֤ם (miḵ·rām) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell the righteous צַדִּ֔יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> Just, righteous for silver בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ (bak·ke·sep̄) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money and the needy וְאֶבְי֖וֹן (wə·’eḇ·yō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> In want, needy, poor for בַּעֲב֥וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5668.htm">Strong's 5668: </a> Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that a pair of sandals. נַעֲלָֽיִם׃ (na·‘ă·lā·yim) Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5275.htm">Strong's 5275: </a> A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/2-6.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 2:6 Thus says Yahweh: For three transgressions (Amo. 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