Amos 2:6
Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals;This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwndestitute
- מָכַרmâkarto sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively
- פֶּשַׁעpeshaʻa revolt (national, moral or religious)
- צַדִּיקtsaddîyqjust
- אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻfour
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- שָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwshthree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- שׁוּבshûwbto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jol 3:3, Amo 5:11–12, Mic 3:2–3, Amo 8:4–6, Hos 8:4–6, Amo 6:3–7, Hos 7:7–10, Ezk 23:5–9