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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.
Amos 2:8 — KJV
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Amos 2:8
King James Version (KJV)
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Amos 2:8
Verse 8 of 16
Commentary
Commentary on Amos 2:8
Theological / DevotionalClothes laid to pledge. These clothes were the large outer garments the poor wore during the day and with which they covered themselves at night. If they were given to another as a pledge, they had to be returned by nightfall (see Ex. 22:26, 27; Deut. 24:10-13). The prophet here denounces those hardhearted, grasping men who kept these garments as their own in violation of the law.
Wine of the condemned. Literally, “the wine of them that have been fined.” The wine was obtained by fines imposed upon the oppressed. The LXX renders this passage, “And they have drank wine gained by extortion.”
House of their god. This may refer to the house of the Lord, whom Israel professed to worship under the symbol of the calf, a worship instituted when the northern kingdom of Israel separated from Judah, under the leadership of Jeroboam I (see 1 Kings 12:25-33).
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