Amos 5:12 For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

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New International Version (©1984)
For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
I know that your crimes are numerous and your sins are many. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes. You deny the needy access to the courts.

King James Bible
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

American King James Version
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

American Standard Version
For 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 .

Bible in Basic English
For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Because I know your manifold crimes, and your grievous sine: enemies of the just, taking bribes, and oppressing the poor in the gate.

Darby Bible Translation
For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the right of the needy in the gate.

English Revised Version
For 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

World English Bible
For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the courts.

Young's Literal Translation
For I have known -- many are your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

Geneva Study Bible

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

Wesley's Notes

5:12 In the gate - In their courts of justice.

King James Translators' Notes

a bribe: or, a ransom

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

12. they afflict . they take-rather, "(ye) who afflict . take."

bribe-literally, a price with which one who has an unjust cause ransoms himself from your sentence (1Sa 12:3, Margin; Pr 6:35).

turn aside the poor in the gate-refuse them their right in the place of justice (Am 2:7; Isa 29:21).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:7-17 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.

Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them.

Isaiah 5:23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!

Amos 2:6 Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for money And the needy for a pair of sandals. (NASB ©1995)

Accept Adversaries Afflict Aside Bribe Bribes Cause Courts Deprive Distress Evil-doing Gate Increased Justice Manifold Mighty Needy Offenses Oppress Poor Public Ransom Ransoms Rewards Righteous Sins Sins-ye Strong Taking Transgressions Troublers Turn Upright Wrong

Accept Adversaries Afflict Bribe Bribes Cause Courts Deprive Distress Evil-Doing Gate Great Increased Justice Manifold Mighty Needy Offenses Oppress Poor Public Ransom Ransoms Rewards Right Righteous Sins Transgressions Troublers Turn Turned Upright Wrong

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

I know. De 31:21 Isa 66:18 Jer 29:23 Heb 4:12,13

manifold. 2Ki 17:7-17 Isa 47:9

they afflict. 2:6,7,16 Ac 3:13,14 7:52 Jas 5:4,6

take. 1Sa 8:3 Ps 26:9,10 Isa 1:23 33:15 Mic 3:11 7:3

bribe. or, ransom. and they. 2:7 Isa 10:2 29:21 La 3:34 Mal 3:5

in the. 10 De 16:18 Ru 4:1 Job 29:7-25 31:21 Pr 22:22

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