Charles Ellicott Commentary Amos 8:4

"Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail," — Amos 8:4 (ASV)

You that swallow up ...—Better, you that pant (or are greedy) for the very ashes on their heads.

Make ... to fail.— Literally, make ... to cease: that is, destroy.