Amos 8:6
“That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
That we may buy the poor for silver,.... Thus making them pay dear for their provisions, and using them in this…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
That we may buy - Or, indignantly, “To buy the poor!” literally, “the afflicted,” those in “low” estate. First, by…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
That we may buy the poor for silver - Buying their services for such a time, with just money enough to clear them from…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 8:4-10
God is here contending with proud oppressors, and showing them,
I. The heinousness of the sin they were guilty of; in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The final issue of the rapacious conduct described in Amo 8:8 is that the poor are more and more impoverished, and,…
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