Amos 2:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 · Public Domain“And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink <FI>in<Fi> the house of their gods.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Amos 2:8 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:25If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
- Exodus 22:26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
- Deuteronomy 24:12If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
- 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.
- Isaiah 57:7On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 10:7Do 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.”
- 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.
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