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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:6

they sold. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 25:39 . Deuteronomy 15:12 ). App-92 , A Hebrew might sell himself, but not his brother or an insolvent debtor 2 Kings 4:1 ; Nehemiah 5:5 ), the righteous = the righteous one. the poor = a needy one. Hebrew ebyon. See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 . a pair of shoes. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the title-deeds of which it was the token. Compare Ruth 4:7 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:7

pant = crush. Hebrew. shaaph , A Homonymyn, meaning (1) to gasp or long for (Job 7:2 ; Job 36:20 , Psalms 119:131 .Ecclesiastes 1:5 .Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 2:24 ); (2) to crush (like shuph i n. Genesis 3:15 Rendered "swallow up" in Amos 8:4 .Job 5:5 .Psalms 56:1 , Psalms 56:2 ; Psalms 57:3 .Ezekiel 36:3 . So here it = crush. See Oxford Gesenius p. 983, vol. 2. Render: "crush the head of the poor ones in the dust of the earth". the poor = impoverished ones. Hebrew. dal (plural) See note... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:8

lay themselves down , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:26 . Deuteronomy 24:12 ), App-92 . every altar. The sin lay in the fact that the law of the one altar had been known as an ancient commandment as well as the law concerning the restoration of pledged garments. wine, Hebrew. Yayin. App-27 . of the condemned: or, exacted wine. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 2:6

"Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes."The righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes ..." This expression simply means that, "For mere trifles, they had given debtors over to their creditors as slaves."[23] It appears that efforts to make some big land deal out of the second half of this denunciation are incorrect. Rather... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 2:7

"They that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the same maiden, to profane my holy name."Dust of the earth on the head of the poor ..." "Dust on the head" in ancient Israel was a sign of mourning; and the desire of the oppressors in this passage would appear to be their wish to exploit to the uttermost, and hence, bring them to mourning, the poor of the land. This whole clause appears to be merely a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 2:8

"And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God, they drink the wine of such as have been fined."Clothes taken in pledge ..." Jamieson has this:"Clothes refers to the outer garment, which Exodus 25:22-27 ordered to be restored to the poor man before sunset, as being his only covering. It aggravated their crime that they lay on these clothes in an idol temple."[34]Keil strongly disagreed with the position of Jamieson that these... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 2:6

Amos 2:6. Because they sold the righteous— That is to say, they received the money as a bribe, to condemn the just; and for a little paltry gain,—for a pair of sandals, they sacrificed the interests and the cause of the poor. It is a proverbial manner of speaking, similar to that in Ezekiel 13:19. See also Joe 3:3 and chap. Amo 8:6 of our prophet. The author of the Observations remarks, that Maillet speaks diminutively of the cobeal, or the sandals of the ladies, which are carried in their... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 2:7

Amos 2:7. That pant, &c.— That stamp upon, or tread upon the heads of the poor, in the dust of the earth, &c. Houbigant. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 2:8

Amos 2:8. And they lay themselves down, &c.— Amos here reproves the Israelites for three abuses. The first, that they kept the clothes which they had received as pledges from the poor, contrary to the law, which commanded that the clothes received in pledge should be returned by the going down of the sun. See Exodus 22:26. The second, that they made feasts in the houses of their gods, in the temples of their idols or golden calves; for then they no longer came to the temple at Jerusalem;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 2:6

6. Israel—the ten tribes, the main subject of Amos' prophecies. sold the righteous—Israel's judges for a bribe are induced to condemn in judgment him who has a righteous cause; in violation of :-. the poor for a pair of shoes—literally, "sandals" of wood, secured on the foot by leather straps; less valuable than shoes. Compare the same phrase, for "the most paltry bribe," Amos 8:6; Ezekiel 13:19; Joel 3:3. They were not driven by poverty to such a sin; beginning with suffering themselves to be... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 2:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 2:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 2:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 2:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 2:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 2:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 2:6

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