Amos 2:8

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 saith Yhwh; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; 7That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name: 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. 9Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 10Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

Amos 2:8 word by word

וְעַל־בְּגָדִ֤ים חֲבֻלִים֙ יַטּ֔וּ אֵ֖צֶל כָּל־מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וְיֵ֤ין עֲנוּשִׁים֙ יִשְׁתּ֔וּ בֵּ֖ית אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• 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 thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
• Deuteronomy 24:12And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
• Ezekiel 18:7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
• Amos 6:4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
• Isaiah 57:7Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
• Ezekiel 23:41And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
• 1 Corinthians 8:10For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
• 1 Corinthians 10:7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
• Amos 6:6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
• Judges 9:27And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
• Hosea 4:8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

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

Topics related to Amos 2:8

• Debt
• Drunkenness
• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Pawn
• Poor
• Surety (Guarantee)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jeroboam
• Amos (1)
• Calf, Golden
• Choose; Chosen
• Condemn; Condemnation
• Debt; Debtor
• Deuteronomy
• Drunkenness

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