Amos 5:11-12

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Therefore because you ^(a)impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built ^(A)houses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will ^(B)not drink their wine.

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For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great,
You who ^(C)distress the righteous and accept bribes
And ^(b)turn aside the poor in the ^(c)gate.

Footnotes:

a. Amos 5:11: ['Another reading is ', trample upon]

b. Amos 5:12: ['Lit ', they turn]

c. Amos 5:12: ['I.e. the place where court was held']

Cross references:

A. Amos 5:11: Amos 3:15; Amos 6:11

B. Amos 5:11: Micah 6:15

C. Amos 5:12: Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 5:23; Amos 2:6