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Amos 2:8

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.

KJV

Et super vestimentis pignoratis accubuerunt juxta omne altare, et vinum damnatorum bibebant in domo Dei sui.

Vulgate

καὶ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν δεσμεύοντες σχοινίοις παραπετάσματα ἐποίουν ἐχόμενα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου, καὶ οἶνον ἐκ συκοφαντιῶν ἔπινον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτῶν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/עַל בְּגָדִ֤ים חֲבֻלִים֙ יַטּ֔וּ אֵ֖צֶל כָּל מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וְ/יֵ֤ין עֲנוּשִׁים֙ יִשְׁתּ֔וּ בֵּ֖ית אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣צֶל
'tsl
preposition · 60×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הוּ
hv
verb · 27×
ו
v
noun · 218×
יָ֑יִן
yyn
noun · 139×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ
n'nshv
verb · 9×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שְׁתּ֖וֹת
shtvt
verb · 216×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Amos 6:6 — That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
  • Deut 24:12 — And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
  • Exod 22:26 — If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
  • Exod 22:26 — If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
  • Ezek 18:7 — 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;
  • Hos 7:14 — And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.