Amos 2:8
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
חָבַל
To bind, to pledge, to destroy. Chabal. Job says his spirit is broken — chabal. The word carries the weight of something twisted and ruined. Yet even in ruin Job holds on. The God who binds can also unbind. The God who breaks can also restore.
נָטָה
they stretch out
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נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
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בַּיִת
the house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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עָנַשׁ
fines
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עָנַשׁ
properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict apenalty, specifically, to fine
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שָׁתָה
they drink
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שָׁתָה
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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מִזְבֵּחַ
altar
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מִזְבֵּחַ
an altar
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