They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.Amos 2:8
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וְעַל־בְּגָדִ֤ים חֲבֻלִים֙ יַטּ֔וּ אֵ֖צֶל כָּל־מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וְיֵ֤ין עֲנוּשִׁים֙ יִשְׁתּ֔וּ בֵּ֖ית אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃
- וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.Dim“garments”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֶּ֫גֶד · “garment” · Strong's H0899B
- חֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.Lim“taken in pledge”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָבַל · “to pledge” · Strong's H2254A
- יַטּ֔וּya.Tu“they stretch out”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
- אֵ֖צֶל'E.tzel“beside”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֵ֫צֶל · “beside” · Strong's H0681
- כָּל־kol-“every”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.ach“altar”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
- וְיֵ֤יןve.Yein“and [the] wine of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יַ֫יִן · “wine” · Strong's H3196
- עֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.Shim“fines”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָנַשׁ · “to fine” · Strong's H6064
- יִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.Tu“they drink”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
- בֵּ֖יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
- אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.Hem“god their”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)