Amos 8:4-6

Amos 8:4-6

[4] Hear  this, O ye that swallow up  the needy,  the poor  to fail,  [5] Saying,  When will the new moon  be gone,  that we may sell  corn?  and the sabbath,  that we may set forth  wheat,  making the ephah  small,  and the shekel  great,  and falsifying  the balances  by deceit?  [6] That we may buy  the poor  for silver,  and the needy  for a pair of shoes;  yea, and sell  the refuse  of the wheat? 

What does Amos 8:4-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Non-visionary material followed the third vision ( Amos 7:7-9), and non-visionary material follows the fourth vision ( Amos 8:1-3).