Contradictions Catalog of Amos 8:5
Amos 8:5 contradicts following 6 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Amos 8:5 for quick understanding.
Amos 8:5: 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? [new...: or, month] [set...: Heb. open] [falsifying...: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leviticus 19:36 | Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. [weights: Heb. stones] |
| 2. | Deuteronomy 25:15 | [But] thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. |
| 3. | Nehemiah 13:16 | There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. |
| 4. | Proverbs 11:1 | A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight. [A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit] [just...: Heb. perfect stone] |
| 5. | Hosea 12:7 | [He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress. [a merchant: or, Canaan] [oppress: or, deceive] |
| 6. | Micah 6:11 | Shall I count [them] pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? [count...: or, be pure with, etc] |
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