Amos 8:5

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Amos 8:5

asking, “When will the New Moon be over
so we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath,
so we may market wheat?
We can reduce the measure
while increasing the price
and cheat with dishonest scales.

Hosea 12:7

A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.

2 Kings 4:23

But he said, “Why go to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath.”

She replied, “Everything is all right.”

Micah 6:10-11

Are there still the treasures of wickedness
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?

Exodus 20:8-10

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:

Leviticus 19:36

You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

You are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your fellowship sacrifices and on your joyous occasions, your appointed festivals, and the beginning of each of your months. They will serve as a reminder for you before your God: I am Yahweh your God.”

Numbers 28:11-15

“At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Deuteronomy 25:13-16

“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

Nehemiah 13:15-21

At that time I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

Psalm 81:3-4

Blow the horn on the day of our feasts
during the new moon
and during the full moon.

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.

Proverbs 16:11

Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.

Proverbs 20:23

Differing weights are detestable to the Lord,
and dishonest scales are unfair.

Isaiah 1:13

Stop bringing useless offerings.
Your incense is detestable to Me.
New Moons and Sabbaths,
and the calling of solemn assemblies—
I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.

Isaiah 58:13

“If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath,
from doing whatever you want on My holy day;
if you call the Sabbath a delight,
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
seeking your own pleasure, or talking too much;

Ezekiel 45:10-12

“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.

Malachi 1:13

You also say: “Look, what a nuisance!” “And you scorn it,” says the Lord of Hosts. “You bring stolen, lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands?” asks the Lord.

Romans 8:6-7

For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.

Colossians 2:16

Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.

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Summary

Amos 8:5

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

When

Be gone

Malachi 1:13

And the

Making

Micah 6:10

Falsifying the balances by deceit

Hosea 12:7

General references

Ezekiel 45:10

Bible References

When

“At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

But he said, “Why go to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath.”

She replied, “Everything is all right.”

Blow the horn on the day of our feasts

during the new moon
and during the full moon.

Stop bringing useless offerings.
Your incense is detestable to Me.
New Moons and Sabbaths,
and the calling of solemn assemblies—
I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.

Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.

Be gone

You also say: “Look, what a nuisance!” “And you scorn it,”

says the Lord of Hosts. “You bring stolen,

lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands?” asks the Lord.

And the

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:

For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.

Making

You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure;

I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.

Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.

Differing weights are detestable to the Lord,
and dishonest scales are unfair.

“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.

Are there still the treasures of wickedness
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?

Falsifying the balances by deceit

A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.

General references

Do not steal.

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.

You despise My holy things and profane My Sabbaths.

“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.