Amos 2:6

Easy To Read Version

The Lord says this: “I will definitely punish Israel for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [37]} Why? Because they sold good, \{innocent\} people for a little silver. They sold poor people for the price of a pair of shoes.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:11

The king of Assyria took the Israelites as prisoners to Assyria. He made them live in Halah, on the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Kings 18:12

This happened because the Israelites did not obey the Lord their God. They broke the Lord’s Agreement. They did not obey all the things that Moses the Lord’s servant commanded. The people of Israel would not listen to the Lord’s Agreement, or do the things it taught them to do.

Isaiah 10:2

Those lawmakers are not fair to the poor people. They take away the poor people’s rights. They allow people to steal from widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [112]}

Isaiah 29:21

(Those people lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)

Ezekiel 22:13

“\{God said,\} ‘Now look! I will slam my hand down and stop you! I will punish you for cheating and killing people.

Joel 3:3

They threw lots {\cf2\super [25]} for my people. They sold a boy to buy a prostitute. {\cf2\super [26]} And they sold a girl to buy wine to drink. They even …

Joel 3:6

“You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks. That way, you could take them far from their land.

Zechariah 11:5

\{Their leaders are like owners and businessmen.\} Owners kill their sheep and are not punished. Businessmen sell the sheep and say, ‘Praise the Lord, I am rich!’ The shepherds don’t feel sorry for their sheep.