BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
8They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.
In the house of their god
they drink wine taken as fines.
Amos 2:8
Amos 2:8 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
8“And on garments seized 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.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
8“They stretch out beside every [pagan] altar on clothes taken in pledge [to secure a loan, disregarding God’s command],
And in the house of their God [in contempt of Him] they frivolously drink the wine [which has been] taken from those who have been fined. [Ex 22:26; Deut 24:12, 13]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
8They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.
And in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.
American Standard Version (ASV)
8and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
8And they lye downe vpon clothes layde to pledge by euery altar: and they drinke the wine of the condemned in the house of their God.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
8They lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge.
In the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
8They lie down beside every altar on clothes they have taken.
They lie on those clothes
until the owner pays back what is owed.
In the house of their God
they drink wine that was paid as fines.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
8When they lend money to poor people, they take the poor people's clothes as a guarantee. They do not return the clothes each night, as they should do. Instead they sleep on the clothes themselves. They do that at the places where they worship their gods. The rich people take money from poor people. They use that money to buy wine for themselves. Then they drink the wine in the temples of their gods.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
8And they stretch themselves on pledged garments near every altar, || And the wine of fined ones they drink [in] the house of their gods.