Amos 2:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 They trample the heads of the poor(A)
on the dust of the ground
and block the path of the needy.(B)
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,(C)
profaning My holy name.(D)
8 They stretch out beside every altar(E)
on garments taken as collateral,(F)
and in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.(G)
9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite(H) as Israel advanced;
his height(I) was like the cedars,
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit(J) above and his roots beneath.
Amos 2:7-9
King James Version
7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
8 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.
9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
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Amos 2:7-9
New King James Version
7 They [a]pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor,
And (A)pervert the way of the humble.
(B)A man and his father go in to the same girl,
(C)To defile My holy name.
8 They lie down (D)by every altar on clothes (E)taken in pledge,
And drink the wine of [b]the condemned in the house of their god.
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the (F)Amorite before them,
Whose height was like the (G)height of the cedars,
And he was as strong as the oaks;
Yet I (H)destroyed his fruit above
And his roots beneath.
Amos 2:7-9
English Standard Version
7 those who trample the head of the poor (A)into the dust of the earth
and (B)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(C)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
so that my holy name is profaned;
8 they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments (D)taken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet (E)it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
(F)whose height was like the height of the cedars
and who was as strong as the oaks;
(G)I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.
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