Amos 2:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Exodus 22:25

If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

Isaiah 57:7

You have put your bed on a high mountain: there you went up to make your offering.

Ezekiel 18:12

Has done wrong to the poor and to him who is in need, and taken property by force, and has not given back to one in his debt what is his, and has given worship to images and has done disgusting things,

Ezekiel 18:7

And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

Ezekiel 23:41

And she took her seat on a great bed, with a table put ready before it on which she put my perfume and my oil.

Hosea 4:8

The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.

Hosea 7:14

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

Amos 3:14

For in the day when I give Israel punishment for his sins, I will send punishment on the altars of Beth-el, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and come down to the earth.

Amos 4:1

Give ear to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the hill of Samaria, by whom the poor are kept down, and those in need are crushed; who say to their lords, Get out the wine and give us drink.

Amos 6:4

Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house;

Amos 6:6

Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.

1 Corinthians 10:21

It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

1 Corinthians 10:7

Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.

1 Corinthians 8:10

For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?

Judges 9:27

And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.