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You shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
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God Demands Economic Justice
Commentators like Gill and Barnes explain that this verse is a direct command for honesty in all commercial dealings. Using 'just balances, a just ephah (for dry goods), and a just bath (for liquids)' was a practical way to ensure fairness in the marketplace. This reflects God's concern for integrity and justice in the everyday economic life of His people.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A general exhortation to honesty, expressed by true weights and measures (marginal references). This fittingly introduces the strict regulation of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall have just balances That is, take care that true weights and just measures be used in trade and commerce, that s…
In the period here foretold, the worship and the ministers of God will be provided for; the princes will rule with justice, as holding their power …
