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Amos 2:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Amos 2:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 They trample the heads of the destitute
into the dust of the earth,
and force the lowly out of the way.
Son and father sleep with the same girl,[a]
profaning my holy name.
Footnotes
- 2:7 Son and father sleep with the same girl: the crime condemned here may be the misuse of power by the rich who take unfair advantage of young women from the ranks of the poor and force themselves on them, thus adding oppression to the sin of impurity.
Amos 2:7
New International Version
Amos 2:7
New International Version
7 They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(A)
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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