Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Ainsi parle l'Eternel: A cause de trois crimes d'Israël, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu'ils ont vendu le juste pour de l'argent, Et le pauvre pour une paire de souliers.
KJV
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
Clement of Alexandria + Hermas + Tatian
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Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 209 (Migne)
super quatuor non convertam eum, pro eo quod vendidit argento justum, ac pauperem pro calceamentis (Amos II, 6) .» Rursus de adventu Domini: «Postquam haec fecero tibi, praeparare in occursum Dei tui (Amos IV, 12) .» Sequitur de abjectione Synagogae: «Cecidit, non adjiciet ut res…
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