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Amos 2:8

NETBible	They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right¹ beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple² of their God!³
NIV © biblegateway Amo 2:8	They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines.
NASB © biblegateway Amo 2:8	"On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar, And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
NLT © biblegateway Amo 2:8	At their religious festivals, they lounge around in clothing stolen from their debtors. In the house of their god, they present offerings of wine purchased with stolen money.
MSG © biblegateway Amo 2:8	Stuff they've extorted from the poor is piled up at the shrine of their god, While they sit around drinking wine they've conned from their victims.
BBE © SABDAweb Amo 2:8	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Amo 2:8	they lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink wine bought with fines they imposed.
NKJV © biblegateway Amo 2:8	They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge, And drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
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KJV	And they lay [themselves] down <05186> (8686) upon clothes <0899> laid to pledge <02254> (8803) by <0681> every altar <04196>_, and they drink <08354> (8799) the wine <03196> of the condemned <06064> (8803) [in] the house <01004> of their god <0430>_. {the condemned: or, such as have fined, or, mulcted}
NASB © biblegateway Amo 2:8	"On garments <0899> taken <02254> as pledges <02254> they stretch <05186> out beside <0681> every <03605> altar <04196> , And in the house <01004> of their God <0430> they drink <08354> the wine <03196> of those who have been fined <06064> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-APN imatia <2440> N-APN autwn <846> D-GPM desmeuontev <1195> V-PAPNP scoinioiv <4979> N-DPN parapetasmata {N-APN} epoioun <4160> V-IAI-3P ecomena <2192> V-PMPAP tou <3588> T-GSN yusiasthriou <2379> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ oinon <3631> N-ASM ek <1537> PREP sukofantiwn {N-GPF} epinon <4095> V-IAI-3P en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM oikw <3624> N-DSM tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	They stretch out <05186> on <05921> clothing <0899> seized as collateral <02254> ; they do so right beside <0681> every <03605> altar <04196> ! They drink wine <03196> bought <08354> with the fines <06064> they have levied; they do so right in the temple <01004> of their God <0430> !
HEBREW	Mhyhla <0430> tyb <01004> wtsy <08354> Myswne <06064> Nyyw <03196> xbzm <04196> lk <03605> lua <0681> wjy <05186> Mylbx <02254> Mydgb <0899> lew (2:8) <05921>

NETBible

They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right¹ beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple² of their God!³

NET Notes

¹tn The words “They do so right” are supplied twice in the translation of this verse for clarification.

²tn Heb “house.”

³tn Or “gods.” The Hebrew term אֱלֹהֵיהֶם (’elohehem) may be translated “their gods” (referring to pagan gods), “their god” (referring to a pagan god, cf. NAB, NIV, NLT), or “their God” (referring to the God of Israel, cf. NASB, NRSV).