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? new...: or, month set...: Heb. open falsifying...: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit"
🔗 Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (TSK) Cross-References
Parallel scriptures and linked biblical themes for Amos 8:5.
"He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress."
"Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt."
"A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit just...: Heb. perfect stone"
"Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting."
"A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work."
"Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. a false...: Heb. balance of deceit"