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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
down	יַטּ֔וּ ya.Tu	H5186	to stretch or spread out · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
clothes	בְּגָדִ֤ים be.ga.Dim	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine plural absolute
pledge	חֲבֻלִים֙ cha.vu.Lim	H2254	to wind tightly (as a rope) · verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
by	אֵ֖צֶל 'E.tzel	H681	a side · noun, common both genders singular construct
altar	מִזְבֵּ֑חַ miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular absolute
drink	יִשְׁתּ֔וּ yish.Tu	H8354	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
wine	וְיֵ֤ין ve.Yein	H3196	wine (as fermented) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
condemned	עֲנוּשִׁים֙ 'a.nu.Shim	H6064	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
house	בֵּ֖ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
god	אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם 'e.lo.hei.Hem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 24:12-17 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
Exodus 22:26-27 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
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.
Judges 9:27 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,…
Ezekiel 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, a…
Ezekiel 18:12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath co…
Ezekiel 23:41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
Hosea 4:8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 2:1-8

Here is, I. The judgment of Moab, another of the nations that bordered upon Israel. They are reckoned with and shall be punished for three transgressions and for four, as those before. Now, 1. Moab's fourth transgression, as theirs who were before set to the bar, was cruelty. The instance given refers not to the people of God, but to a heathen like themselves: The king of Moab burnt the bones of the king of Edom into lime. We find there was war between the Edomites and the Moabites, in which the king of Moab, in distress and rage, offered his own son for a burnt-offering, to appease his deity, Kg2 3:26, Kg2 3:27. And it should seem that afterwards he, or some of his successors, in revenge up…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 2:8

lay themselves . . . upon clothes laid to pledge--the outer garment, which Exo 22:25-27 ordered to be restored to the poor man before sunset, as being his only covering. It aggravated the crime that they lay on these clothes in an idol temple. by every altar--They partook in a recumbent posture of their idolatrous feasts; the ancients being in the habit of reclining at full length in eating, the upper part of the body resting on the left elbow, not sitting as we do. drink . . . wine of the condemned--that is, wine bought with the money of those whom they unjustly fined.

Adam Clarke on Amos 2:6

For three transgressions of Israel, etc. - To be satisfied of the exceeding delinquency of this people, we have only to open the historical and prophetic books in any part; for the whole history of the Israelites is one tissue of transgression against God. Their crimes are enumerated under the following heads: - 1. Their judges were mercenary and corrupt. They took bribes to condemn the righteous; and even for articles of clothing, such as a pair of shoes, they condemned the poor man, and delivered him into the hands of his adversary. 2. They were unmerciful to the poor generally. They pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor; or, to put it on the head of the poor; or, they…

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The Church Fathers

Cain was the first murderer. Afterwards a deluge engulfed the earth because of the exceeding wickedness of humanity. Fire came down from heaven upon the people of Sodom because of their corruption. Subsequently God elected Israel, but even Israel became perverse, and the chosen people were wounded. For while Moses stood on the mountain before God, the people worshiped a calf in the place of God. In the days of their lawgiver Moses, who said, "You shall not commit adultery," a man dared to enter a brothel and be wanton. After Moses, prophets were sent to heal Israel, but in their exercise of healing they deplored the fact that you could not overcome evil. One of them says, "The faithful are gone from the earth. Among men the upright are no more!" and again, "All alike have gone astray; they have become perverse; there is not one who does good, not even one." And again, "Cursing and theft, and adultery, and killing have overflowed" upon the land. "They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons." They engaged themselves in auguries and enchantments and divinations; and again, "They fastened their garments with cords and hung veils next to the altar."
— Cyril of Jerusalem, CATECHETICAL LECTURE 12:6

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Dictionary and topics

Jeroboam — Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of…
Debt · SECURITY FOR — SECURITY FOR
Drunkenness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Idolatry · .Licentiousness of — .Licentiousness of
Israel, Prophecies Concerning · .Of — .Of
Pawn · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Amos 2:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 2:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 2:8

Adam Clarke on Amos 2:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Amos 2:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Amos 2:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 2:8

Adam Clarke on Amos 2:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Amos 2:8

John Calvin on Amos 2:8

Keil & Delitzsch on Amos 2:6-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Amos 2:8

Rashi on Amos 2:8