Amos 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 8:5 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 8:5 — KJV
“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”
— Amos 8:5 (KJV)
Amos 8:5 in Context — About the Book of Amos
Amos was a shepherd sent to confront prosperous, religious, unjust Israel. His thunderous demand — let justice roll on like a river — still defines what God expects from worshippers: not louder songs, but fairness for the poor and honesty in the gates.
Cross-References for Amos 8:5
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Amos 8:5: saying, may, set
“Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. of small...: Heb. short of hand”
Shares key themes with Amos 8:5: may, corn, set
“Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. of small...: Heb. short of hand”
Shares key themes with Amos 8:5: may, corn, set
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Amos 8:5: may, forth, heb
“But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt? whole...: Heb. month of days”
Shares key themes with Amos 8:5: saying, forth, month
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