buy the poor, &c. See note on Amos 2:6.
the poor. impoverished ones. Hebrew. dal (plural) See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11.
the needy. a needy one. Hebrew. ebyon, as in Amos 8:4.
sell. sell [as good wheat].
Related Commentaries of Amos 8:6
Amos 8:6
6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?