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# you cows of Bashan, you who are in the mountain of Samaria
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Amos speaks to the women of Israel who live in Samaria as if they were well-fed cows. Alternate translation: "you wealthy women who live in the mountains of Samaria, you who are like the well-fed cows of Bashan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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"you wealthy women who live in the mountains of Samaria, you who are like the well-fed cows of Bashan"
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# you who oppress the poor
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The phrase "the poor" refers to poor people. Alternate translation: "you who oppress poor people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
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"you who oppress poor people"
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# you who crush the needy
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Hear "crush" is a metaphor that represents treating people badly. The phrase "the needy" refers to people who need help. Alternate translation: "you who treat needy people badly" or "you who hurt needy people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
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"you who hurt needy people" or "you who harm people who need help"
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