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Amos 2:8

WEB

8They 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.

KJV

8And 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.

BSB

8They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God,[+] they drink wine obtained through fines.

FBV

8At every altar they stretch themselves out in clothes taken from debtors as collateral, in the temple of their god they drink wine taken from the people they fined.

Extra References

Deuteronomy 24:12-17

12If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge. 13You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.

14You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates. 15In his day you shall give him his wages, neither shall the sun go down on it, for he is poor and sets his heart on it, lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.

16The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

17You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;

Exodus 22:26-27

26If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down, 27for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

Amos 6:6

6who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

Amos 6:4

4who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall,

Ezekiel 18:7

7and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

1 Corinthians 10:21

21You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.

1 Corinthians 8:10

10For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Hosea 4:8

8They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

1 Corinthians 10:7

7Don’t be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”

Ezekiel 18:12

12has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,