Amos 8:5 meaning and explanation
asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
Amos 8:5, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Amos is speaking to prosperous merchants in the northern kingdom of Israel who keep the religious calendar while resenting it. The New Moon and Sabbath were days when trade stopped, and these traders count the hours until they can reopen and profit.
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