Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:6

Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:6 - 2:6

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Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Amos 2:6 - 2:6

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they sold. Reference to Pentateuch (Lev_25:39. Deu_15:12). App-92, A Hebrew might sell himself, but not his brother or an insolvent debtor 2Ki_4:1; Neh_5:5),

the righteous = the righteous one.

the poor = a needy one. Hebrew ebyon. See note on "poverty", Pro_6:11.

a pair of shoes. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for the title-deeds of which it was the token. Compare Rth_4:7.