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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Amos 5:11 - 5:11
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burdens of wheat - burdensome taxes levied in kind from the wheat of the needy, to pamper the lusts of the great [Henderson]. Or wheat advanced in time of scarcity, and exacted again at a burdensome interest [Rabbi Salomon].
built houses ... but not dwell in them ... vineyards, ... but not drink wine of them - according to the original prophecy of Moses (Deu 28:30, Deu 28:38, Deu 28:39). The converse shall be true in restored Israel (Amo 9:14; Isa 65:21, Isa 65:22).