Amos 8:6

Coverdale Bible (1535)

We shall set vp false waightes, yt we maye get the poore vnder vs with their money, and the nedy also for shues: yee let vs sell the chaffe for corne.

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Referenced Verses

  • Amos 2:6 : 6 Thus sayeth the LORDE: For thre & foure wickednesses of Israel, I wil not spare him: because he hath solde the rightuous for money, and the poore for shues.
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Heare this, O ye yt oppresse the poore, and destroye the nedy in ye londe, sayenge:
  • Lev 25:39-42 : 39 Whan thy brother waxeth poore besyde the, and selleth himself vnto the, thou shalt not holde him as a bode ma: 40 but as an hyred seruaunte and as a soiourner shall he be wt the, and serue the vntyll ye yeare of Iubilye. 41 Then shal he departe lowse from the, & his childre with him, & shal returne to his awne kinred, and to his fathers possession: 42 for they are my seruauntes, whom I brought out of the londe of Egipte. Therfore shal they not be solde like bondmen.
  • Neh 5:1-5 : 1 And there arose a greate complaynte of ye people, & of their wyues against their brethren the Iewes. 2 And there were some yt sayde: oure sonnes and doughters are to many, let vs take corne for the, & eate, that we maye lyue. 3 Some saide: Let vs set or londes, vynyardes & houses to pledge, & take vp corne in the derth. 4 But some saide: Let vs borowe money of the kinge vpo vsury for oure londes and vynyardes. 5 Now are oure brethrens bodies as oure awne bodies, and their children as oure children: els shulde we subdue oure sonnes and doughters vnto bondage, and some of oure doughters are subdued allready, and no strength is there in oure handes, and other men shal haue oure londes and vynyardes.
  • Neh 5:8 : 8 and sayde vnto them: We (after oure abilyte) haue boughte oure brethren the Iewes, which were solde vnto the Heythen. And wyl ye sell youre brethren, whom we haue boughte vnto vs? Then helde they their peace, & coulde fynde nothinge to answere.
  • Joel 3:3 : 3 yee they haue cast lottes for my people, the yonge me haue they set in the brodel house, & solde the Damsels for wyne, yt they might haue to drike.
  • Joel 3:6 : 6 The children also of Iuda and Ierusalem haue ye solde vnto the Grekes, that ye might brynge the farre fro ye borders of their owne countrees.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Amos 8:4-5
    2 verses
    85%

    4Heare this, O ye yt oppresse the poore, and destroye the nedy in ye londe, sayenge:

    5Whan will the new moneth be gone, that we maye sell vytale, and ye Sabbath, that we maye haue scarcenesse of corne: to make the bu?shel lesse, and the Sycle greater?

  • Amos 2:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6Thus sayeth the LORDE: For thre & foure wickednesses of Israel, I wil not spare him: because he hath solde the rightuous for money, and the poore for shues.

    7They treade vpon poore mens heades in the dust of the earth, & croke the wayes off the meke. The sonne and the father go to the harlot, to dishonoure my holy name:

  • Isa 10:2
    74%

    2wherthorow the poore are oppressed, on euery syde, and the innocetes of my people are there with robbed of iudgment: that wyddowes maye be youre praye, and that ye maye robbe the fatherlesse.

  • Isa 3:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14The LORDE shal come forth to reason with the Senatours and prynces of his people, and shal saye thus vnto them: It is ye that haue burnt vp my vynyearde, the robbery of the poore is in youre house.

    15Wherfore do ye oppresse my people, and marre ye faces of the innocentes? thus shal the God of hoostes reuyle them.

  • 2 Kgs 7:16
    72%

    16the people wente forth, and spoyled the tentes of the Syrians. And a bu?shel of fyne meell was solde for a Sycle, and two bu?shels of barlye for a Sycle also, acordinge to the worde of the LORDE.

  • Amos 5:11
    72%

    11For so moch the as ye oppresse ye poore, and robbe him of his best sustenaunce: therfore, where as ye haue buylded houses off square stone, ye shall not dwell in them. Maruelos pleasaunt vynyardes shall ye plante, but the wyne of the shal ye not drynke: and why?

  • Lam 5:4
    72%

    4We are fayne to drynke oure owne water for moneye, and oure owne wod must we bye with moneye.

  • Ps 44:12
    72%

    12Thou lettest vs be eaten vp like shepe, & scatrest vs amonge the Heithen.

  • Neh 5:8
    71%

    8and sayde vnto them: We (after oure abilyte) haue boughte oure brethren the Iewes, which were solde vnto the Heythen. And wyl ye sell youre brethren, whom we haue boughte vnto vs? Then helde they their peace, & coulde fynde nothinge to answere.

  • Joel 3:8
    71%

    8Youre sonnes & youre doughters will I sell thorow the hondes of the childre of Iuda, & so they shal geue them forth to sell, vnto the of Saba, a people of a farre coutre: for the LORDE himself hath sayde it.

  • Neh 5:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2And there were some yt sayde: oure sonnes and doughters are to many, let vs take corne for the, & eate, that we maye lyue.

    3Some saide: Let vs set or londes, vynyardes & houses to pledge, & take vp corne in the derth.

  • Deut 2:6
    70%

    6Ye shal bye meate of them for moneye, that ye maye eate. And water shal ye bye of them for money, that ye maye drynke.

  • Isa 26:6
    70%

    6vnder the fete of the symple, & with the steppes of the poore.

  • Ezek 13:19
    70%

    19and dishonoure me to my people, for an handfull of barly, & for a pece of bred: when ye kyll the soules of them that dye not, & promyse life to them, that lyue not: Thus ye dyssemble with my people, yt beleueth yor lies.

  • Job 24:10
    70%

    10In so moch that they let them go naked without clothinge, and yet the hungrie beare the sheeues.

  • Zech 11:5
    70%

    5which shalbe slayne of those that possesse them: yet they take it for no synne, but they yt sell the, saye: The LORDE be thanked, I am rich: Yee their owne shepherdes spare them not.

  • Mic 6:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10Shulde I not be displeased, for the vnrightuous good in the houses of the wicked, and because the measure is minished?

    11Or shulde I iustfie the false balaunces and the bagge of disceatfull weightes,

  • Amos 4:1
    70%

    1Heare this worde, o ye fat kyne, that be vpon the hill of Samaria: ye that do poore me wronge, and oppresse the nedy: ye that saye to youre lordes: brynge hyther, let vs drynke.

  • Joel 3:3-6
    4 verses
    70%

    3yee they haue cast lottes for my people, the yonge me haue they set in the brodel house, & solde the Damsels for wyne, yt they might haue to drike.

    4Thou Tirus and Sido and all ye borders of the Philistynes: what haue ye to do with me? Will ye defye me? well: yf ye will nedes defye me, I shall recopence you, euen vpon youre heade, & yt right shortly:

    5for ye haue take awaye my syluer & golde, my fayre & goodly Iewels, & brought them in to youre gods houses.

    6The children also of Iuda and Ierusalem haue ye solde vnto the Grekes, that ye might brynge the farre fro ye borders of their owne countrees.

  • Hag 1:6
    70%

    6ye sowe moch, but ye bringe litle in: Ye eate, but ye haue not ynough: ye drinke, but ye are not fylled: ye decke youre selues, but ye are not warme: & he yt earneth eny wage, putteth it in a broken purse.

  • Isa 58:7
    69%

    7It pleaseth not me, till thou deale thy bred to the hongrie, & brynge the poore fatherlesse home in to thy house, when thou seist the naked that thou couer him, and hyde not thy face fro thine owne flesh.

  • 2 Kgs 7:1
    69%

    1Eliseus sayde: Heare the worde of the LORDE. Thus sayeth the LORDE: Tomorow aboute this tyme shal a bu?shel of fyne meel be solde for one Sycle, and two bu?shels of barly for one Sycle vnder the porte of Samaria.

  • Rev 6:6
    69%

    6And I herde a voyce in the myddes of the foure beastes saye: a measure of whete for a peny, and thre measures of barly for a peny: and oyle and wyne se thou hurte not.

  • Ruth 4:8
    69%

    8And the nye kynsman sayde vnto Boos: Bye thou it, & he put of his shue.

  • Hos 12:7
    69%

    7But the marchaunt hath a false weight in his honde, he hath a pleasure to occupie extorcion.

  • Zeph 1:11
    69%

    11Howle ye that dwel in the myll, for all the marchaunt people are gone, and all they that were laden with syluer, are roted out.

  • Job 22:6
    69%

    6Thou hast take the pledge from thy brethre for naught, & robbed the naked of their clothinge:

  • Neh 10:31
    69%

    31And yf ye people of the lode broughte ware on the Sabbath, and all maner of vytayles to sell, that we wolde not take it of them on the Sabbath and on the holy dayes. And that we wolde let the seueth yeare be fre concernynge all maner of charge.

  • Isa 52:3
    69%

    3For thus saieth the LORDE: Ye are solde for naught, therfore shal ye be redemed also without eny money.

  • Job 24:4
    68%

    4that thrust the poore out of the waye, & oppresse the symple of the worlde together.

  • Mic 3:11
    68%

    11O ye iudges, ye geue sentence for giftes: O ye preastes, ye teach for lucre: O ye prophetes, ye prophecy for money. Yet wil they be take as those that holde vpon God, and saye: Is not the LORDE amonge vs? Tush, there can no misfortune happen vs.

  • Neh 5:5
    68%

    5Now are oure brethrens bodies as oure awne bodies, and their children as oure children: els shulde we subdue oure sonnes and doughters vnto bondage, and some of oure doughters are subdued allready, and no strength is there in oure handes, and other men shal haue oure londes and vynyardes.

  • Ezek 7:12
    68%

    12The tyme cometh, the daye draweth nye: Who so byeth, let him not reioyce: he that selleth, let him not be sory: for why, Trouble shall come in the myddest off all rest:

  • Prov 11:26
    68%

    26Who so hoordeth vp his corne, shalbe cursed amonge the people: but blessynge shal light vpon his heade that selleth it.

  • Lam 5:6
    68%

    6Afore tyme we yelded oure selues to the Egipcians, and now to the Assirians, only that we might haue bred ynough.

  • Job 6:27
    68%

    27Ye fall vpon the fatherlesse, ad go aboute to ouerthrowe youre owne frende.

  • Prov 28:8
    68%

    8Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.

  • Ezek 7:19
    68%

    19their syluer shall lye in the stretes, and their golde shalbe despised: Yee their syluer and golde maye not delyuer them, in the daye of the fearfull wrath of the LORDE. They shall not satisfie their hongrie soules, nether fyll their emptie belies therwith: For it is become their owne decaye thorow their wickednesse:

  • Mic 2:4
    68%

    4In that daye shall this terme be vsed, and a mournynge shal be made ouer you on this maner: We be vtterly desolate, the porcion off my people is translated. Whan wil he parte vnto vs the londe, that he hath taken from vs?

  • Isa 46:6
    68%

    6Ye fooles (no doute) wil take out syluer and golde out of youre purses, and weye it, and hyre a goldsmyth to make a god of it, that men maye knele downe and worshipe it.

  • Isa 55:2
    68%

    2Wherfore do ye laye out yor moneye, for the thinge yt fedeth not, and spende youre laboure aboute the thinge that satisfieth you not? But herke rather vnto me, ad ye shal eate of the best, & youre soule shal haue hir pleasure in pleteousnes.

  • Prov 1:13
    68%

    13So shal we fynde all maner of costly riches, and fyll oure houses wyth spoyles.