Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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;
Bible References
Because
Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
Amos 8:4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy
and do away with the poor of the land,
and do away with the poor of the land,
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
who are fearless at mixing beer,
who are fearless at mixing beer,
Isaiah 29:21 those who, with their speech,
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
Joel 3:3 They cast lots for My people;
they bartered a boy for a prostitute
and sold a girl for wine to drink.
they bartered a boy for a prostitute
and sold a girl for wine to drink.
Micah 3:2 You hate good and love evil.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.