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Amos 8:4

8:4 Listen to this, you who trample¹ the needy,

and do away with² the destitute in the land.

Amos 8:6

8:6 We’re eager to trade silver for the poor,³

a pair of sandals⁴ for the needy!

We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!”⁵

¹tn See the note on the word “trample” in 2:7.

²tn Or “put an end to”; or “exterminate.”

³tn Heb “to buy the poor for silver.”

sn The expression trade silver for the poor refers to the slave trade.

⁴tn See the note on the word “sandals” in 2:6.

⁵tn Heb “The chaff of the grain we will sell.”

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