Amos 8:6
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?”Amos 8:6
What Does Amos 8:6 Mean?
Amos 8:6 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 8, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Generosity, and Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Amos 8:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 2:6“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;”Amos 3:9“Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.”Leviticus 25:39“And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:”Nehemiah 5:1“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”Nehemiah 5:8“And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.”Proverbs 22:7“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”Isaiah 32:6“For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.”Jeremiah 34:14“At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.”Joel 3:3“And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.”Joel 3:6“The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.”Amos 8:4“Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,”Revelation 18:13“And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.”
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