Amos Chapter 8 verse 4 Holy Bible
Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
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Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,
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Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,
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Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
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Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, And cause the poor of the land to fail,
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Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - The prophet, by admonishing the grandees of their iniquities, which they will not cast away, shows how ripe they are for judgment. That swallow up; better, that pant after (Amos 2:6, 7), like a beast after its prey, eager to devour. Even to make the poor of the land to fail; and cause the meek of the land to fail. They grasp at the property of the unresisting poor, adding field to field, and impoverishing them in various ways, to root them out of the land.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Ye that swallow up . . .--Better, ye that pant (or are greedy) for the very ashes on their heads.Make . . . to fail.--Literally, make . . . to cease: i.e., destroy.
