22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

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22 (A)“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

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They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

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Some snatch the fatherless from the breast,
And take a pledge from the poor.

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Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

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God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel

Hear this word, you (A)cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the (B)poor,
Who crush the needy,
Who say to [a]your husbands, “Bring wine, let us (C)drink!”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 4:1 Lit. their masters or lords