Amos 2:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

They lie 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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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    'They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their gods they drink wine taken as fines.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and they lay themselves down{H5186} beside{H681} every altar{H4196} upon clothes{H899} taken in pledge;{H2254} and in the house{H1004} of their God{H430} they drink{H8354} the wine{H3196} of such as have been fined.{H6064}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they lay themselves down{H5186}{(H8686)} upon clothes{H899} laid to pledge{H2254}{(H8803)} by{H681} every altar{H4196}, and they drink{H8354}{(H8799)} the wine{H3196} of the condemned{H6064}{(H8803)} in the house{H1004} of their god{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    they lye besyde euery aulter vpon clothes taken to pledge, and in the house of their goddes they drynke the wyne of the oppressed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they lye downe vpon clothes layde to pledge by euery altar: and they drinke the wine of the condemned in the house of their God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they lye vpon clothes layde to pledge by euery aulter: and in the house of their god, they drinke the wine of the condempned.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    And they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink `in' the house of their gods.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    By every altar they are stretched on clothing taken from those who are in their debt, drinking in the house of their god the wine of those who have made payment for wrongdoing.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple of their God!

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 6:6 : 6 Who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest ointments: but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
  • Exod 22:26-27 : 26 If you take your neighbor's garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, 27 for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.
  • Deut 24:12-17 : 12 And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge: 13 In any case you shall return the pledge to him when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own clothing, and bless you: and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God. 14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of the strangers that are in your land within your gates: 15 You shall give him his wages on the same day, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge:
  • Judg 9:27 : 27 And they went out into the fields, gathered their vineyards, trampled the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
  • Isa 57:7 : 7 On a lofty and high mountain you have set your bed; even there you went up to offer sacrifice.
  • Ezek 18:7 : 7 And has not oppressed anyone, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has spoiled none by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,
  • Ezek 18:12 : 12 Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
  • Ezek 23:41 : 41 And sat upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, upon which you set my incense and my oil.
  • Hos 4:8 : 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their hearts on their iniquity.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, 'Bring, and let us drink.'
  • Amos 6:4 : 4 Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
  • 1 Cor 8:10 : 10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat things offered to idols?
  • 1 Cor 10:7 : 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
  • 1 Cor 10:21 : 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons: you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons.

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