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In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines. <a href="/nlt/amos/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> At their religious festivals, they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security. In the house of their gods, they drink wine bought with unjust fines. <a href="/esv/amos/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. <a href="/kjv/amos/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/amos/2.htm">New King James Version</a> They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge, And drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god. <a href="/nasb_/amos/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And on garments seized as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. <a href="/nasb/amos/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. <a href="/nasb77/amos/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And on garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. <a href="/lsb/amos/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. <a href="/amp/amos/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “They stretch out beside every [pagan] altar on clothes taken in pledge [to secure a loan, disregarding God’s command], And in the house of their God [in contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine [which has been] taken from those who have been fined. <a href="/csb/amos/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God they drink wine obtained through fines. <a href="/hcsb/amos/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. <a href="/asv/amos/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/amos/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They lie down beside altars on clothes taken as security for loans. And they drink wine in my temple, wine bought with the money they received from fines. <a href="/erv/amos/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/amos/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Beside every altar, they spread themselves out on clothes taken as security. In the temples of their gods, they drink the wine that they bought with fines. <a href="/gnt/amos/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> At every place of worship people sleep on clothing that they have taken from the poor as security for debts. In the temple of their God they drink wine which they have taken from those who owe them money. <a href="/isv/amos/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> They lay down beside every altar, on garments pledged as collateral, drinking wine paid for through fines imposed by the temple of their gods. <a href="/msb/amos/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines. <a href="/net/amos/2.htm">NET Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nheb/amos/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/amos/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/amos/2.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they stretch themselves on pledged garments near every altar, "" And the wine of fined ones they drink [in] the house of their gods. <a href="/ylt/amos/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink in the house of their gods. <a href="/slt/amos/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And upon garments taken in pledge they will turn by every altar, and they will drink the wine of the amerced in the house of their God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they sat down upon garments laid to pledge by every altar: and drank the wine of the condemned in the house of their God. <a href="/cpdv/amos/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they have lain on garments taken in pledge next to every altar. And they drank the wine of the damned in the house of their God. <a href="/nabre/amos/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Upon garments taken in pledge they recline beside any altar. Wine at treasury expense they drink in their temples. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> they lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink wine bought with fines they imposed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they laid themselves down in filthy clothes on the sides of every altar, and they drank old wine in the houses of their gods. <a href="/hpbt/amos/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they have been girding on defiled clothing on the side of every altar, and they have been drinking old wine in the house of their gods<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 them that have been fined. <a href="/sep/amos/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And binding their clothes with cords they have made them curtains near the altar, and they have drunk wine gained by extortion in the house of their God. <a href="/parallel/amos/2-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=284" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel</a> …7They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. 8<a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: yaṭ·ṭū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">They lie down</a> <a href="/hebrew/681.htm" title="681: ’ê·ṣel (Prep) -- A joining together, proximity. From 'atsal; a side; near.">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏîm (N-mp) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">garments</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: ḥă·ḇu·lîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain.">taken in pledge.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">And in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of their God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: yiš·tū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">they drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: wə·yên (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/6064.htm" title="6064: ‘ă·nū·šîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To fine, mulct. A primitive root; properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict a penalty, specifically, to fine.">obtained through fines.</a> 9Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Deuteronomy 24:12-13</a> If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession; / be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God. <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26-27</a> If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset, / because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a> The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. / Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. <a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12-13</a> He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations. / He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head. <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8-9</a> But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle. / You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever. <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a> Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? <a href="/job/24-7.htm">Job 24:7-10</a> Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold. / Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter. / The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt. ... <a href="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">Nehemiah 5:1-5</a> About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” ... <a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-25</a> Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ... <a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a> Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8-10</a> Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers! / Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a> Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a> For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... <a href="/luke/6-24.htm">Luke 6:24-25</a> But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. / Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they lay themselves down on clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.laid.<a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26,27</a> If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: … <a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Deuteronomy 24:12-17</a> And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: … <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7,12</a> And 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; … by.<a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4</a> That 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;<a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Isaiah 57:7</a> Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.<a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Ezekiel 23:41</a> And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.they drink.<a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Amos 6:6</a> That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.<a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Judges 9:27</a> And 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.<a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Hosea 4:8</a> They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.the condemned.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/daniel/3-21.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/psalms/109-7.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/joel/3-3.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-3.htm">Fined</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/hosea/12-2.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-8.htm">Pledges</a> <a href="/daniel/11-42.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/hosea/14-6.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/joel/3-12.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/amos/2-12.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Fined</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/amos/3-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Pledges</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/amos/5-2.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/amos/2-12.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 2</div>1. <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">God's judgments upon Moab,</a> 4. <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">upon Judah,</a> 6. <a href="/amos/2-6.htm">and upon Israel.</a> 9. <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">God complains of their ingratitude.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Altars were meant for worship and sacrifice to God, but the people were using them for personal comfort and indulgence. This behavior reflects a disregard for the holiness of God’s commands. In the ancient Near East, altars were central to religious life, and lying down beside them suggests a casual, irreverent attitude towards worship. This can be compared to the warning in <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a>, where God expresses disdain for empty rituals.on garments taken in pledge The taking of garments in pledge refers to the practice of holding a debtor's cloak as collateral for a loan, as described in <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26-27</a>. The law required that such garments be returned by evening, as they were often the only covering the poor had. The Israelites' failure to return these garments shows a lack of compassion and justice, violating the spirit of the law. This exploitation of the poor is condemned throughout the prophets, such as in <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Micah 2:8-9</a>.And in the house of their God This phrase indicates that the Israelites were committing these acts within places of worship, which were supposed to be dedicated to God. The term "house of their God" suggests a syncretism where the worship of Yahweh was mixed with pagan practices. This is reminiscent of the idolatry condemned in <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-31</a>, where Jeroboam set up golden calves in Bethel and Dan.they drink wine obtained through fines The wine mentioned here was acquired through unjust fines imposed on the poor, highlighting the corruption and greed of the leaders. This exploitation is a direct violation of the covenantal laws meant to protect the vulnerable, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a>. The consumption of such wine in a religious setting further underscores the hypocrisy and moral decay of the society. This behavior is reminiscent of the warnings in <a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Isaiah 5:22-23</a> against those who pervert justice for personal gain.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver messages of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, often criticized by prophets for its idolatry and social injustices. 3. <a href="/topical/a/altars.htm">Altars</a> Places of worship, often associated with idolatry in Israel, where sacrifices and offerings were made. 4. <a href="/topical/g/garments_taken_in_pledge.htm">Garments Taken in Pledge</a> Refers to the practice of taking a person's cloak as collateral for a loan, which was supposed to be returned by evening according to Mosaic Law. 5. <a href="/topical/w/wine_obtained_through_fines.htm">Wine Obtained Through Fines</a> Indicates the exploitation and unjust treatment of the poor, where the wealthy would impose fines and use the proceeds for their own indulgence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_compassion.htm">Social Justice and Compassion</a> The verse highlights the importance of treating others with fairness and compassion, especially the vulnerable. Christians are called to uphold justice and care for the needy. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry_and_false_worship.htm">Idolatry and False Worship</a> The misuse of altars and indulgence in wine symbolize a departure from true worship. Believers must guard against idolatry and ensure their worship is genuine and God-centered. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_for_actions.htm">Accountability for Actions</a> The actions condemned in <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8</a> remind us that God sees and judges our actions, especially how we treat others. We must live with integrity and accountability. <a href="/topical/m/materialism_and_exploitation.htm">Materialism and Exploitation</a> The passage warns against the dangers of materialism and exploiting others for personal gain. Christians are encouraged to practice generosity and fairness. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The call to repentance is implicit in the judgment pronounced by Amos. Believers are invited to examine their lives, repent of wrongdoing, and seek restoration with God and others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 2</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_sharing_altars_with_ot_laws.htm">(Amos 2:8) How do we reconcile the practice of sharing pagan altars with strict laws against idolatry found elsewhere in the Old Testament? </a> <a href="/q/which_fabrics_are_in_the_bible.htm">What fabrics are mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_deut._24_laws_in_ancient_israel.htm">Where is the archaeological or historical evidence that these specific laws in Deuteronomy 24 were widely observed in ancient Israel?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_amos_8_2_with_later_hope.htm">In Amos 8:2, God says he will spare Israel no longer--how do we reconcile this final judgment with later restoration passages in other prophets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Rapacity and cruelty follow on pride, selfishness, and lust. With this verse compare the provisions of the Mosaic law (<a href="/exodus/22-25.htm" title="If you lend money to any of my people that is poor by you, you shall not be to him as an usurer, neither shall you lay on him usury.">Exodus 22:25</a>). Render, And upon garments received in pledge they stretch themselves, and for "condemned" adopt the marginal translation mulcted. The money that had been wrung from those who could not pay, or, who have been sold into slavery, is spent in rioting and feasting. The LXX. read this passage very differently, but the Masoretic text is justified by the translations of the Targum, Aquila, Symmachus, and Jerome.In the house of their god.--Probably here, as in the previous verse, we are to understand the high places of syncretic, or heathenish, Jehovah worship as referred to. "They drank the wine of the amerced. Where? 'In the house of their God.' What hardheartedness to the wilfully forgotten poor is compensated by a little church-going! (Pusey.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - The prophet condemns the cruel luxury which, contrary to the Law, made the poor debtor's necessities minister to the rich man's pleasures. They lay themselves down upon; Vulgate, accubuerunt. Ewald translates, "they cast lots upon;" but the Authorized Version is supported by the highest authorities, and gives the most appropriate meaning. The Septuagint, with which the Syriac partly agrees, refers the clause to the immoralities practised in heathen worship, which the perpetrators desired to screen from observation, Τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν δεσμεύοντες σχοινίοις παραπετάσματα ἐποίουν ἐχόμενα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου, "Binding their clothes with cords, they made them curtains near the altar." This is far from the intention of the prophet's words. Upon clothes laid to pledge; or, taken in pledge. The "clothes" (begadim) are the large outer garments which formed poor men's dress by day and cover by night, and which, if pledged, were ordered to be returned by nightfall (<a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26</a>, etc.; <a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Deuteronomy 24:12</a>, etc.). These the hardhearted usurers kept as their own, and reclined luxuriously upon them at their feasts and carousals in their temples. By every altar. At the sacrificial feasts in the temples at Dan and Bethel. They drink the wine of the condemned; Septuagint, οϊνον ἐκ συκοφαντιῶν. Wine obtained by fines extorted from the oppressed. So it is better to translate, "of such as have been fined." In the house of their god. The true God, whom they worshipped there under the symbol of the calf. <a href="/commentaries/amos/2-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They lie down יַטּ֔וּ (yaṭ·ṭū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend beside אֵ֖צֶל (’ê·ṣel) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_681.htm">Strong's 681: </a> A joining together, proximity every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every altar מִזְבֵּ֑חַ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against garments בְּגָדִ֤ים (bə·ḡā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage taken in pledge, חֲבֻלִים֙ (ḥă·ḇu·lîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2254.htm">Strong's 2254: </a> To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain and in the house בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of their God, אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative they drink יִשְׁתּ֔וּ (yiš·tū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> To imbibe the wine וְיֵ֤ין (wə·yên) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication of the sanctioned. עֲנוּשִׁים֙ (‘ă·nū·šîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6064.htm">Strong's 6064: </a> To urge, to inflict a, penalty, to fine <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/2-8.htm">Amos 2:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 2:8 And they lay themselves down beside every (Amo. 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