 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, Even to make the poor of the land to fail, 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 Christian Ambassador - Page 321867Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1789 - 640 pages
...will the new moon be gone, ih .1 < may fell corn : and the Sabbath, that we may fet forth wheat ? 6. THAT WE MAY BUY THE POOR FOR SILVER, AND THE NEEDY FOR A FAIR OF SHOES ? 7. Tlie Lord hath fworn by the excellency of Jacob, 1 will not forget any of their... | |
 | James Grahame - 1805 - 184 pages
...27—42. " Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn...great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? That ye may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes ; yea, and sell the refuse of the... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...make the poor of the land to fail, who devour their substance? and 5 make slaves of them all, Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat ? who, though you keep up some forma o/" religion, are impatient during the time of rest and worshift,... | |
 | James Grahame - 1807 - 250 pages
...42. " Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn...great, and falsifying the balances by deceit ? That ye may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for n pair of shoes ; yea, and sell the refuse of the... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...shall be nothing but howlings and shriekings of those that are slain. VIII. 5 Saying, When will ike new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the...shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit ? Saying, When shall we have done with these solemn feasts, wherein we are not allowed to buy and sell... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1808 - 282 pages
...up : Here ye this, ye that swallow up the needy, and that make the poor of the land to fail, saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn...wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great:" making the measure small, and the price great, *' and falsifying the balances by deceit, that we may... | |
 | William Huntington - 1809 - 592 pages
...Hear this, O ye that swallow up the poor and needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, saying. When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn...pair of shoes ; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat ? The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works." Amos... | |
 | William Newcome - 1809 - 424 pages
...ye that bruise the needy, And set yourselves to make the poor of the land to fail § : 5 Saying: JO When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn?...set || forth wheat? .* Making the ephah small, and * making the shekel weighty; And f falsifying the deceitful balances: J Hebr. add to pass. § Or, cease.... | |
 | Thomas Brooks - 1810 - 342 pages
...his feet where other men's heads are. Mat. vi. be gone, (say those in Amos) that we maysell corn on the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the...shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit.* Amos viii. 5. 4. True grace makes a man most careful, most fearful, and most studious about his own... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1810 - 432 pages
...his religion. It is in the Christian, as it was in the prophetic age ; there are some who . say, " When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ; and the sabbath that we may set forth wheat f" They call the worship of God contemptible, and they say, " What a weariness is it ?'' They withhold... | |
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