1 sn Defend yourself. The 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 sn Merchants would use a smaller than standard measure so they could give the customer less than he thought he was paying for. 24 sn Merchants also used rigged scales and deceptive weights to cheat their customers. See the note at Amos 8:5. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 sn The Omride dynasty, of which Ahab was the most infamous king, had a reputation for implementing unjust and oppressive measures. See 1 Kgs 21. 37 38 39 40 tn Heb “and the reproach of my people you will bear.” The second person verb is plural here, in contrast to the singular forms used in vv. 13-15.