Amos 2:8

1 Corinthians 10:21; 1 Corinthians 10:7; 1 Corinthians 8:10; Amos 6:4; Amos 6:6; Deuteronomy 24:12-17; Exodus 22:26; Exodus 22:27; Ezekiel 18:12; Ezekiel 18:7; Ezekiel 23:41; Hosea 4:8; Isaiah 57:7; Judges 9:27

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They lay themselves down - They condensed sin. By a sort of economy in the toil of sinning, they blended many sins in one; idolatry, sensuality,...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge (f) by every altar, and they (g) drink the wine of the condemned [in] the house of their g...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Sin and Doom of Israel. Suddenly the prophet turns and confronts Israel. The benighted heathen nations have sinned and must be punished. What o...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

lay themselves down , &c. Reference to Pentateuch ( Exodus 22:26 ; Deuteronomy 24:12 ), App-92. every altar. The sin lay in the fact that the...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here the Prophet again inveighs against the people’s avariciousness, and addresses his discourse especially to the chief men; for what he menti...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And they lay themselves down, &c.— Amos here reproves the Israelites for three abuses. The first, that they kept the clothes which they had r...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's Sins and Ingratitude 6-8. Israel is now threatened in the same form as the rest, but Amos 2:6-16 were not spoken by Amos at Bethel; the...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Rapacity and cruelty follow on pride, selfishness, and lust. With this verse compare the provisions of the Mosaic law ( Exodus 22:25 ). Render, And...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES Amos 1:3 - Amos 2:1-16 LIKE all the prophets of Israel, Amos receives oracles for foreign nations. Unlike them, how...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

neither Shall Israel Escape Amos 2:6-16 First the prophet enumerates Israel's sins. They were unjust to the poor, carrying their extortions to...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus uttered the word of God concerning the surrounding nations, thereby revealing the fact of His government over all, the prophet turned to...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord having reckoned with all the neighboring nations, Israel's sworn foes, and having also begun with Judah, now takes in hand her sister Israel...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they laid [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar ,.... That is, the clothes they took in pledge of poor people, which they...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ve...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge The Jews as well as the Romans used to lie along at their meals on couches, as appears by this...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Moab and of Judah; The Judgment of Israel. B. C. 790....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Jews of old did not, as we, sit upright at their feasts, and meals, but in a posture of greater ease did lean, or lie on one side; so here they...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Examples Of Some Of Israel's Transgressions ( Amos 2:6-8 ). He commenced his condemnation by outlining different ways in which they had broken YHW...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH's Judgment on Israel ( Amos 2:6-16 ). While this judgment on Israel certainly initially follows the previous sevenfold pattern it is distinct...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Amos 2:6 . Israel] The ten tribes the main object of the prophecy. First, prevalent crimes of injustice and oppression, sha...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 2:2 . Kirioth, a city of Moab, having palaces. Jeremiah 48:24 . Amos 2:6 . For three transgressions of Israel. This phrase, explained in...
The Biblical Illustrator

I will not turn away the punishment thereof. God’s dealing with nations I. The opportunity for repentance which all possess. The punishment of...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Amos 2:1-30 Judgment on Moab. Amos 2:1 Moab . The prophet now denounces the other nation connected by ties of blood with...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Israel
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and they lay themselves down upon clothes, the upper garment of the poor, laid to pledge by every altar, although the Law required that such pledges...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Lay down — The Jews of old did not sit upright at their meals, but leaned on one side. Upon clothes — Of which the law had expressly said, none sho...

⁸ And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemnedb in the house of their god.

Related Commentaries of Amos 2:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Amos 2:8