Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Also
And a
In order to profane My holy name.
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
on the dust of the ground
and block the path of the needy.
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,
profaning My holy name.
International Standard Version
moving quickly to rub the face of the needy in the dirt. Corrupting the ways of the humble, a man and his father go to the same woman, deliberately defiling my holy name.
A Conservative Version
those who 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 go to the [same] maiden, to profane my holy name.
American Standard Version
they 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 go unto the'same maiden, to profane my holy name:
Amplified
“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
So that My holy name is profaned.
Bible in Basic English
Crushing the head of the poor, and turning the steps of the gentle out of the way: and a man and his father go in to the same young woman, putting shame on my holy name:
Darby Translation
panting after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek; and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name.
Julia Smith Translation
Panting for the dust of the earth upon the head of the poor, and they will turn away the way of the humble: and a man and his father will go to the same young girl to profane my holy name:
King James 2000
That trample on the dust of the earth which is 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 maiden, to defile my holy name:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Those who trample the heads of the powerless into the dust of the ground and turn aside the way of the destitute, a man and his father {have sexual relations with} the same girl, so that [they] profane my holy name.
Modern King James verseion
panting after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek. And a man and his father will go in to the same woman, to defile My holy name.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They tread upon poor men's heads, in the dust of the earth, and crook the ways of the meek. The son and the father go to the harlot, to dishonour my holy name,
NET Bible
They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.
New Heart English Bible
They trample on the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and deny justice to the oppressed; and a man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name;
The Emphasized Bible
Who strive to bring the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and, the way of the oppressed, they pervert, - Yea, a man and his own father, go in unto the maid, to profane my holy Name!
Webster
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 to the same maid, to profane my holy name:
World English Bible
They trample on the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and deny justice to the oppressed; and a man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name;
Youngs Literal Translation
Who are panting for the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, And the way of the humble they turn aside, And a man and his father go unto the damsel, So as to pollute My holy name.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 2:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On Israel
6
“For three transgressions of
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
Also
And a
In order to profane My holy name.
And in the house of their God they
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Amos 5:12
You who
And
Isaiah 10:2
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So
And that they may plunder the
Ezekiel 22:11
One has committed abomination with his
Micah 2:2
And houses, and take them away.
They
A man and his inheritance.
Micah 2:9
Each one from her pleasant house.
From her children you take My
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has
Leviticus 18:8
Leviticus 18:15
Leviticus 20:3
I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his
2 Samuel 12:14
However, because by this deed you have
1 Kings 21:4
Proverbs 28:21
Ezekiel 36:20
When they came to the nations where they went, they
Amos 4:1
Who
Who say to
Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who
Micah 7:2-3
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for
Each of them hunts the other with a
Zephaniah 3:3
Her judges are
They leave nothing for the morning.
Romans 2:24
For “