Amo 5:10 | TNotes | STEP | 5:10 Amos resumes the thought begun in 5:7 . Israel’s courts, controlled by the wealthy, depended on corrupt judges and hired witnesses. They had no use for what was true, but only for what was expedient to their own cause (5:12 ).

‏ Amos 5:10

5:10 ^a Amos resumes the thought begun in 5:7 ^b. Israel’s courts, controlled by the wealthy, depended on corrupt judges and hired witnesses. They had no use for what was true, but only for what was expedient to their own cause (5:12 ^c).