Amos 5:11

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.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.

KJV

Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens 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 wine of them.

ASV

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.

BBE

So because the poor man is crushed under your feet, and you take taxes from him of grain: you have made for yourselves houses of cut stone, but you will not take your rest in them; the fair vine-gardens planted by your hands will not give you wine.

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לָכֵן la·khen (to) therefore H3651 יַעַן ya·'an because H3282 בּוֹשַׁסְכֶם bo·shas·khem trample you H1318 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 דָּל dal [the] poor H1800 וּמַשְׂאַת־ u·mas·'at- and a portion of H4864 בַּר bar grain H1250 תִּקְחוּ tik·chu you take H3947 מִמֶּנּוּ mi·me·nu from him H4480 בָּתֵּי ba·tei houses of H1004 גָזִית ga·zit hewn [stone] H1496 בְּנִיתֶם be·ni·tem you have built H1129 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 תֵשְׁבוּ te·she·vu you will dwell H3427 בָם vam in them H9038 כַּרְמֵי־ kar·mei- vineyards of H3754 חֶמֶד che·med delight H2531 נְטַעְתֶּם ne·ta'·tem you have planted H5193 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 תִשְׁתּוּ tish·tu you will drink H8354 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יֵינָם yei·nam wine their H3196

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–17

The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring sinners into utter darkness. Evil times will not bear plain dealing; that is, evil men will not. And these men were evil men indeed, when wise and good men thought it in vain even to speak to them. Those who will seek and love that which is good, may help to save the land from ruin. It behoves us to plead God's spiritual promises, to beseech him to create in us a clean heart, and to renew a right spirit within us. The Lord is ever ready to be gracious to the souls that seek him; and then piety and every duty will be attended to. But as for sinful Israel, God's judgments had often passed by them, now they shall pass through them.

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RulersPoorStonesHouseOppressionJusticeInjusticeTax

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