Amo 8:5 | ESV | STEP | saying , When will the new moon be over , that we may sell grain ? And the Sabbath , that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great and deal deceitfully with false balances ,

c Ezek. 45:10; Mic. 6:10, 11; See Hos. 12:7

Amos 8:5

5 saying, “When will ^athe new moon be over,
that we may sell grain?
And ^bthe Sabbath,
that we may offer wheat for sale,
that we may make ^cthe ephah small and the shekel ^{▼▼An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams} great
and deal deceitfully with false balances,