Amos 2:8

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.

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

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.

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.

BBE

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.

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וְעַל־ ve·'al- and on H5921 בְּגָדִים be·ga·dim garments H899 חֲבֻלִים cha·vu·lim taken in pledge H2254 יַטּוּ ya·tu they stretch out H5186 אֵצֶל 'e·tzel beside H681 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 מִזְבֵּחַ miz·be·ach altar H4196 וְיֵין ve·yein and [the] wine of H3196 עֲנוּשִׁים 'a·nu·shim fines H6064 יִשְׁתּוּ yish·tu they drink H8354 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 אֱלֹהֵיהֶם 'e·lo·hei·hem god their H430

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms; but the Lord looks to our motives, as well as our conduct. Those that deal cruelly, shall be cruelly dealt with. Other nations were reckoned with for injuries done to men; Judah is reckoned with for dishonour done to God. Judah despised the law of the Lord; and he justly gave them up to strong delusion; nor was it any excuse for their sin, that they were the lies, the idols, after which their fathers walked. The worst abominations and most grievous oppressions have been committed by some of the professed worshippers of the Lord. Such conduct leads many to unbelief and vile idolatry.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.