1 tn Heb “Do I acquit sinful scales, and a bag of deceptive weights?” The rhetorical question expects an answer, “No, I do not,” and has been translated as a declarative statement for clarity and emphasis.
sn Merchants also used rigged scales and deceptive weights to cheat their customers. See the note at Amos 8:5.
2 tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”
3 tn Heb “speak lies.”
4 tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”