Parallel Verses
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.
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:
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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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 2:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On Israel
6
The Lord says:
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.
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.
on garments taken as collateral,
and in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Amos 5:12
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous,
and deprive the poor of justice
Isaiah 10:2
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.
Ezekiel 22:11
One man within you commits a detestable act with his neighbor’s wife;
Micah 2:2
they also take houses.
They deprive a man of his home,
a person of his inheritance.
Micah 2:9
out of their comfortable homes,
and you take My blessing
from their children forever.
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality
Leviticus 18:8
You are not to have sex with your father’s wife;
Leviticus 18:15
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law.
Leviticus 20:3
I will turn
2 Samuel 12:14
However, because you treated
1 Kings 21:4
So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry
Proverbs 28:21
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.
Ezekiel 36:20
When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned My holy name,
Amos 4:1
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
Amos 8:4
and do away with the poor of the land,
Micah 7:2-3
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
Zephaniah 3:3
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for
Romans 2:24
For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.