...and in the bond of iniquity. Amos represents irreligious persons as saying, ' When will the new-moon whi ?' and in Malachi, we find this representation of their feelings towards the service of God, ' Ye said...

...oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. " " Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to...will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and Ihe Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat; making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying...

...moon is frequently spoken of in the same sense of sacreduess as the weekly Sabbath, as in Amos viii, 5 When will the new moon be gone that we may sell corn? And the Sabbath that we may set forth wheat ? There exists the same authority for the observance of the new moon that there is for observing one...

...implies that these were days of cessation from business : ' When,' he represents the greedy merchants as saying, ' when will the new moon be gone that we may...corn ? and the Sabbath that we may set forth wheat ? ' and Hos. 21! [EV11] cites both new moon and Sabbath as festal seasons though of a different species...

...said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord. 8 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, Even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? And the sabbath, that we may set forth...

...sureties of debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?" Amos 8, "Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, — making the ephah small, and the shekel great (inflation), and falsifying the balances by deceit...

...of debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?" 520 Amos 8, "Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fall, — making the ephah small, and the shekel great (inflation), and falsifying the balances by...

...who hoard foodstuffs,83 lend money on usury, reduce the measures, and raise prices, Scripture says "Saying: when will the new moon be gone that we may sell grain [the months passing and the stores being depleted, allowing us to sell at higher prices] and...

...flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall ... therefore shall they go captive (6:4-7). Or: Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail (8:4). In consequence, the Lord refuses their sacrifices: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I...

...calves out of the midst of the stall ... therefore shall they go captive (6:4-7). Or: Hear this, 0 ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail (8:4). In consequence, the Lord refuses their sacrifices: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I...