...oppressors of the poor are denounced in these words, in verses 1 1 •nd 12. " Forasmuch as your tread" ing is upon the poor, and ye take from " him burdens of...but ye shall not " dwell in them ; ye have planted plea" sant vineyards, but ye shall not drink * won* of them. For I know your ma'• nifold transgressions...

...then they " looked to other gods, and loved flagons of wine." A contemporary prophet, Amos, says, " Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not...planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them : " and why ? Because they were at ease in Zion, and trusted or dwelt securely on the mountain...

...application. " They hate " him that rcbukelk in the yate, and they abhor him that spvakcth "uprightly. Forasmuch, therefore, as your treading is upon the...shall not dwell in them ; ye have planted pleasant vine" yards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. For I know your manifold " transgressions and your...

...in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading i* [BC i- ;. 16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people : of them. 1*2 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins : they afflict the just,...

...V. 10. They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that spcaketh uprightly. V. 11. Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor,...houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. Forasmuch therefore as ye do grievously oppress the poor, and extort from him costly gifts; howsoever...

...rebuke the wicked man upon the bench of justice ; and they abhor him, that speaketh justly. y. 11. Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor,...houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. Forasmuch therefore as ye do grievously oppress the poor, and extort from him costly gifts ; howsoever...

...punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes." " Forasmuch, therefore, as your treading is upon the...planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them." We have heard of a widowed mother, standing in motionless terror over the corpse of her only...

...more elegant structures were \tuilt of hewn and squared stones. Amos says to the luxurious Israelites, Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. (Amos v. 11.) When Solomon was about to raise the temple, he commanded, and th<-y brought great stones,...

...fortress. 10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of Israel to seek Him. wheat : ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye...

...one gross sin by another. " Ye have builded houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in Amos v. them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them." The reason of this is set down by Almighty God in the same verse, in these words : " Your...