Amos 2:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁸ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And they lay themselves down beside every [pagan] altar upon clothes they have taken in pledge [for indebtedness], and in the house of their God [in daring contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine which has been exacted from those [unjustly] fined.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

⁸ They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken in loan; in the house of their god they drink wine bought with fines they imposed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ 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.

Amos 2:8 Cross References

Exodus 22:25

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him usury.

Isaiah 57:7

Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed: thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

Ezekiel 18:12

hath wronged the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Ezekiel 18:7

and hath not wronged 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;

Ezekiel 23:41

and satest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set mine incense and mine oil.

Hosea 4:8

They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

Hosea 7:14

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, they rebel against me.

Amos 3:14

For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Beth-el, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.

Amos 6:4

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;

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.

1 Corinthians 10:21

Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of devils.

1 Corinthians 10:7

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

1 Corinthians 8:10

For if a man see thee which hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Judges 9:27

And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.