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Amos 2:8

They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.

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ASV

and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.

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.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
בְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimgarmentsH899 →
חֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.Limtaken in pledgeH2254 →
יַטּ֔וּya.Tuthey stretch outH5186 →
אֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelbesideH681 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
מִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achaltarH4196 →
וְיֵ֤יןve.Yeinand [the] wine ofH3196 →
עֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimfinesH6064 →
יִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.Tuthey drinkH8354 →
בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.Hemgod theirH430 →

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Deuteronomy 24:12–17If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;Exodus 22:26–27If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.Exodus 22:26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,Ezekiel 18:7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.1 Corinthians 10:7Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”Judges 9:27And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.1 Corinthians 8:10For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.Ezekiel 23:41You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,Ezekiel 18:12He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.Amos 6:4You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.Esther 1:6Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.Exodus 32:6So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.Ezekiel 33:15if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

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About Amos

The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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