Amos 8:4

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“Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,”

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BSBPD

“Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Amos 8:4 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 22:19Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
  2. Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
  3. Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
  4. Psalms 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
  5. Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
  6. Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
  7. Proverbs 30:14there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
  8. Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
  9. Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
  10. Isaiah 32:6For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
  11. Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
  12. Jeremiah 28:15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
  13. Ezekiel 22:12In 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.
  14. Amos 2:6This 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.
  15. Amos 2:7They 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.
  16. Amos 5:11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.
  17. Amos 7:16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
  18. Micah 3:3You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”
  19. Zechariah 5:6“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”
  20. Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
  21. James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

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