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Amos 2:8
8They stretch out beside every [pagan] altar on clothes taken in pledge [to secure a loan, disregarding God’s command], And in the house of their God [in contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine [which has been] taken from those who have been fined.
Amos 2:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
- New International Version (NIV)They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines.
- English Standard Version (ESV)they lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge, And drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
Context of Amos 2:8
6Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Israel and for four (multiplied delinquencies) I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it, Because they sell the righteous and innocent for silver And the needy for the price of a pair of sandals. 7These who pant after (long to see) the dust of the earth on the head of the helpless [as sign of their grief and distress] Also turn aside the way of the humble; And a man and his father will go to the same girl So that My holy name is profaned. They stretch out beside every [pagan] altar on clothes taken in pledge [to secure a loan, disregarding God’s command], And in the house of their God [in contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine [which has been] taken from those who have been fined. 9“Yet it was I [not the false gods] who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height was like the height of the cedars, And he was as strong as the oaks; I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below. 10Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, And I led you forty years through the wilderness That you might possess the land of the Amorite.
Read all of Amos 2Amos 2:8 word by word
וְעַל־בְּגָדִ֤ים חֲבֻלִים֙ יַטּ֔וּ אֵ֖צֶל כָּל־מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וְיֵ֤ין עֲנוּשִׁים֙ יִשְׁתּ֔וּ בֵּ֖ית אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- downנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- upon clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- laid to pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
- byאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
- every altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- and they drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
- the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
- of the condemnedעָנַשׁ‛ânash · to fineH6064
- the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of their godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Amos 2:8
- Exodus 22:26If you ever take your [poor] neighbor’s robe in pledge, you must return it to him before sunset,
- Deuteronomy 24:12If the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.
- Ezekiel 18:7if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,
- Amos 6:4Those who lie on [luxurious] beds of ivory And lounge around out on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,
- Isaiah 57:7Upon a high and lofty mountain You have [openly and shamelessly] made your [idolatrous and adulterous] bed; Even there you went up to offer sacrifice [to idols, in spiritual unfaithfulness to Me].
- Ezekiel 23:41and you sat on a splendid couch with a table arranged before it on which you had set My incense and My oil.
- 1 Corinthians 8:10For if someone sees you, a person having knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, then if he is weak, will he not be encouraged to eat things sacrificed to idols [and violate his own convictions]?
- 1 Corinthians 10:7Do not be worshipers of handmade gods, as some of them were; just as it is written [in Scripture], “The people sat down to eat and drink [after sacrificing to the golden calf at Horeb], and stood up to play [indulging in immoral activities].”
- Amos 6:6Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls And anoint themselves with the finest oils [reflecting their unrestrained celebration]; Yet they are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph (Israel).
- Judges 9:27They went out into the field, gathered the grapes of their vineyard and trod them, and held a festival; and they entered the house of their god, and they ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
- Hosea 4:8They (the priests) feed on the sin offering of My people And set their heart on their wickedness.
Commentaries on Amos 2:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The irony is that those who oppressed the poor openly displayed their sins during religious festivals. The law of Moses allowed a lender to take a poor man’s cloak as security for a debt. However, the cloak had to be returned before nightfall, because nights were cold (Exodus 22:26–27; Deuteronomy 24:12–13). The law also said that a widow’s clothing must never be taken as security for a debt (Deuteronomy 24:17). fines: The wealthy also imposed unjust…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. lay themselves ... upon clothes laid to pledge--the outer garment, which Ex 22:25-27 ordered to be restored to the poor man before sunset, as being his only covering. It aggravated the crime that they lay on these clothes in an idol temple. by every altar--They partook in a recumbent posture of their idolatrous feasts; the ancients being in the habit of reclining at full length in eating, the upper part of the body resting on the left elbow, not…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Amos 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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