Amos 2:7

Amos 2:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7They trample on the heads of the poor

as on the dust of the ground

and deny justice to the oppressed.

Father and son use the same girl

and so profane my holy name.

7“These who 2:7 Or pant for the dust...on the head of the helplesstrample the head of the helpless to the dust of the earth

Also divert the way of the humble;

And a man and his father 2:7 Lit goresort to the same 2:7 Possibly a prostitute, or a temple prostitutegirl

So as to profane My holy name.

7These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless

Also turn aside the way of the humble;

And a man and his father resort to the same girl

In order to profane My holy name.

7“These who pant after (long to see) the dust of the earth on the head of the helpless [as sign of their grief and distress]

Also turn aside the way of the humble;

And a man and his father will go to the same 2:7 Possibly a temple prostitute.girl

So that My holy name is profaned.

7They trample on the heads of the poor

as on the dust of the earth;

they push the needy out of their way.

A man and his father

have relations with the same girl

and so profane My holy name.

7They grind the heads of the poor

into the dust of the ground.

They refuse to be fair to those who are crushed.

A father and his son have sex with the same girl.

They treat my name as if it were not holy.