\{Some people use scales that don’t weigh things properly. They use those scales to cheat people.\} The Lord hates those false scales. But accurate scales please the Lord.
Ezekiel 45:10 - Easy To Read Version “Stop cheating people. Use accurate scales and measures! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall have just weights on your scales and just measures–both a just ephah measure and a just bath measure. American Standard Version (1901) Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. Common English Bible You must use fair scales, a fair ephah, and a fair bath. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall have just scales, and a just unit of dry measure, and a just unit of liquid measure. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You shall have just balances, and a just ephi, and a just bate. |
\{Some people use scales that don’t weigh things properly. They use those scales to cheat people.\} The Lord hates those false scales. But accurate scales please the Lord.
The Lord wants all scales and balances to be honest. He wants all business agreements to be fair.
The Lord hates people that cheat other people using weights and measures that are not fair.
Do the things that are right and fair. The Lord loves that better than sacrifices.
At that time, a ten-acre field of grapes will make only a little wine. {\cf2\super [50]} And many sacks of seed will grow only a little grain. {\cf2\super [51]} ”
“{Don’t carry trick weights for cheating people.} Don’t use weights that are too heavy or too light.
You must use weights and measures that are correct and accurate. Then you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.