Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

And they lay themselves down by every altar upon clothes taken in pledge, and they drink in the house of their God the wine of the condemned.

New American Standard Bible

“On garments taken 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.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

They stretch out beside every altar
on garments taken as collateral,
and in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.

International Standard Version

They lay down beside every altar, on garments pledged as collateral, drinking wine paid for through fines imposed by the temple of their gods.

A Conservative Version

And 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.

American Standard Version

and 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.

Amplified


“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.

Bible in Basic English

By every altar they are stretched on clothing taken from those who are in their debt, drinking in the house of their god the wine of those who have made payment for wrongdoing.

Julia Smith Translation

And upon garments taken in pledge they will turn by every altar, and they will drink the wine of the amerced in the house of their God.

King James 2000

And they lay themselves down upon clothes taken in pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They stretch themselves out beside every altar on clothing taken in pledge and they drink wine, bought with fines imposed, in the house of their God.

Modern King James verseion

And they will stretch beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

they lie beside every altar upon clothes taken to pledge, and in the house of their gods they drink the wine of the oppressed.

NET Bible

They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple of their God!

New Heart English Bible

and they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

The Emphasized Bible

And, on pledged garments, they recline, beside every altar, - and, exacted wine, do they drink, in the house of their God.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

and they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

Youngs Literal Translation

And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink in the house of their gods.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
by
אצל 
'etsel 
by, beside, by ..., near, at, with ..., from ..., against, close, to, toward, unto, with
Usage: 61

מזבּח 
Mizbeach 
Usage: 401

and they drink
שׁתה 
Shathah 
Usage: 218

the wine
יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

of the condemned
ענשׁ 
`anash 
Usage: 9

in the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

Context Readings

Judgment On Israel

7 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. 8 And they lay themselves down by every altar upon clothes taken in pledge, and they drink in the house of their God the wine of the condemned. 9 But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.


Cross References

Amos 6:6

that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but are not grieved for the breach of Joseph.

Exodus 22:26-27

If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;

Deuteronomy 24:12-17

And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;

Judges 9:27

And they went out into the field, and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and reviled Abim'elech.

Isaiah 57:7

Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither didst thou go up to offer sacrifice.

Ezekiel 18:7

and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 18:12

hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,

Ezekiel 23:41

and satest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hadst set mine incense and mine oil.

Hosea 4:8

They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink:

Amos 6:4

that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;

1 Corinthians 8:10

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?

1 Corinthians 10:7

Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

1 Corinthians 10:21

Ye cannot drink the Lord's cup, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons.

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