- in thy bag:
- "Ye shall doª° no¹ unrighteousnessª in judgment,ª in meteyard,ª in weight,ª or in measure.ª ... Justª balances,ª justª weights,ª a justª ephah,ª and a justª hin,ª shall ye have:¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª your God,ª which¹ brought you outª°¹ of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Lev 19:35-36} + "A falseª balanceª [is] abominationª to the LORD:ª but a justª weightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 11:1} + "A justª weightª and balanceª [are] the LORD'S:ª all¹ the weightsª of the bagª [are] his work.ª" {Prv 16:11} + "Divers weights,ª [and] divers measures,ª bothª of them [are] alikeª abominationª to the LORD.ª" {Prv 20:10} + "Ye shall have¹ justª balances,ª and a justª ephah,ª and a justª bath.ª ... The ephahª and the bathª shall be¹ of oneª measure,ª that the bathª may containª° the tenth partª of an homer,ª and the ephahª the tenth partª of an homer:ª the measureª thereof shall be¹ after¹ the homer.ª" {Ezk 45:10-11} + "Saying,ª° When¹ will the new moonª be gone,ª° that we may sellª° corn?ª and the sabbath,ª that we may set forthª° wheat,ª making the ephah² small,ª°¹ and the shekelª great,ª° and falsifyingª° the balancesª by deceit?ª" {Ams 8:5} + "Shall I count [them] pureª° with the wickedª balances,ª and with the bagª of deceitfulª weights?ª ... For¹ the rich menª thereof are fullª° of violence,ª and the inhabitantsª° thereof have spokenª° lies,ª and their tongueª [is] deceitfulª in their mouth.ª" {Mic 6:11-12}
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