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Amos 2:7

Amos 2:7
That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor,.... Either were greedy after money, the dust of the earth, and even that small portion of it the poor were possessed of; they could not…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

That pant after the dust of the earth - Literally, “the panters!” with indignation. Not content with having rent from him the little hereditary property which belonged to each Israelite, these…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Amos 2:1-8

Here is, I. The judgment of Moab, another of the nations that bordered upon Israel. They are reckoned with and shall be punished for three transgressions and for four, as those before. Now, 1. Moab's…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor The expression is a singular one; but, if the text be sound, the meaning is probably (Hitzig, Pusey, Duhm), "who are so avaricious that…