But Micaiah continued to speak for the Lord. Micaiah said, “Listen! These are the words that the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne in heaven. His angels were standing near him.
Amos 8:4 - Easy To Read Version Listen to me!\par You people walk on helpless people.\par You are trying to destroy the poor people of this country.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hear this, O you who would swallow up and trample down the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail and come to an end, American Standard Version (1901) Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail, Common English Bible Hear this, you who trample on the needy and destroy the poor of the land, Catholic Public Domain Version Hear this, you who crush the poor and who make those in need of land to do without. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear this, you that crush the poor, and make the needy of the land to fail, |
But Micaiah continued to speak for the Lord. Micaiah said, “Listen! These are the words that the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne in heaven. His angels were standing near him.
They force the poor people to wander\par from place to place without a home.\par All the poor people are forced to hide\par from these evil people.\par
Those people are always cursing.\par They are always saying bad things about other people.\par They are always planning evil things to do.\par
But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par
Bad people have destroyed my people.\par And those bad people don’t know God.\par Bad people have plenty of food to eat. {\cf2\super [76]} \par And they don’t even worship the Lord.\par
I know the Lord will judge poor people fairly.\par God will help helpless people.\par
God, people have attacked me,\par so be merciful to me.\par They have been constantly\par chasing me and fighting me.\par
There are people whose teeth are like swords. Their jaws are like knives. They use their time to take everything they can from poor people.
You leaders of Sodom, listen to the Lord’s message! You people of Gomorrah, listen to God’s teachings!
You leaders in Jerusalem should listen to the Lord’s message. But now you refuse to listen to him.
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you. But you have made the people of Judah trust in lies.
Hear this message.\par You foolish people have no sense:\par ‘You have eyes, but you don’t see!\par You have ears, but you don’t listen!’\par
“‘In Jerusalem, you men take money to kill people. You people lend money and charge interest on those loans. You people cheat their neighbors just to make a little money. And you people have forgotten me.’ The Lord my Master said these things.
You take unfair taxes {\cf2\super [69]} from poor people.\par You take loads of wheat from them.\par You build fancy houses with cut stone.\par But you will not live in those houses.\par You plant beautiful fields of grapes.\par But you will not drink the wine from them.\par
Why? Because I know about your many sins.\par You have done some really bad things:\par You hurt people that do right.\par You accept money to do wrong.\par You keep justice from the poor people in court.\par
So listen to the Lord’s message. You tell me, ‘Don’t prophesy {\cf2\super [95]} against Israel. Don’t preach against Isaac’s family.’
They want fields,\par so they take them.\par They want houses,\par so they take them.\par They cheat a man\par and take his house.\par They cheat a man\par and take his land from him.\par
You are destroying my people! {\cf2\super [37]} \par You take their skin off them,\par and break their bones.\par You chop their bones up like \{meat\}\par to put in the pot!\par
“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. {\cf2\super [333]} You are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [334]} You close the way for people to enter the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop the people that are trying to enter.
You showed no mercy to good people. They were not against you, but you killed them.