Amos 2:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD said: I will punish Israel for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They sell honest people for money, and the needy are sold for the price of sandals.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:11

The king of Assyria took the Israelites away as prisoners; he forced some of them to live in the town of Halah, others to live near the River Habor in the territory of Gozan, and still others to live in towns where the Median people lived.

2 Kings 18:12

All of that happened because the people of Israel had not obeyed the LORD their God. They rejected the solemn agreement he had made with them, and they ignored everything that the LORD's servant Moses had told them.

Isaiah 10:2

that let you cheat the poor and needy and rob widows and orphans.

Isaiah 29:21

together with everyone who tells lies in court and keeps innocent people from getting a fair trial.

Ezekiel 22:13

I will shake my fist in anger at your violent crimes.

Joel 3:3

and gambled to see who would get my people; they sold boys and girls to pay for prostitutes and wine.

Joel 3:6

You have dragged the people of Judah and Jerusalem from their land and sold them to the Greeks.

Zechariah 11:5

The people who buy and butcher them go unpunished, while everyone who sells them says, “Praise the LORD! I'm rich.” Not even their shepherds have pity on them.