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Amos 5:11

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Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

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Amos 5:11 in other translations

Therefore, because you trample on the poor,
and take taxes from him of wheat:
You have built houses of cut stone,
but you will not dwell in them.
You have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.

Amos 5:11 · World English Bible

Amos 5:11 in context

  1. 9that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
  2. 10They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
  3. 11Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
  4. 12For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins—ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.
  5. 13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.