Amos 2:8
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עָנַשׁʻânashproperly, to urge; by implication, to inflict apenalty, specifically, to fine
- חָבַלchâbalto wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to per
- אֵצֶלʼêtsela side; (as a preposition) near
- יַיִןyayinwine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- בֶּגֶדbegeda covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- נָטָהnâṭâhto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used
- מִזְבֵּחַmizbêachan altar
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Deu 24:12–17, Exo 22:26–27, Amo 6:6, Ezk 18:12, 1Co 10:7, Hos 4:8, Jdg 9:27, Amo 6:4