Cross references
Amos 2:8
They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.
And in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.
- a Or of their gods
- b Or they drink the wine of those who have been fined
Amos 2:8 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 24:12–17 (9 votes) and Exodus 22:26–27 (8 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Exodus 22 to 1 Corinthians 10.
Which verses does Amos 2:8 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Deuteronomy 24:12–179 votes
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession; be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God. …
- Exodus 22:26–278 votes
If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset, because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
- Amos 6:64 votes
You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
- Judges 9:272 votes
And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.
- Ezekiel 18:72 votes
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Ezekiel 18:122 votes
He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
- Ezekiel 23:412 votes
You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
- Hosea 4:82 votes
They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
- Amos 4:12 votes
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
- Amos 6:42 votes
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
- 1 Corinthians 8:102 votes
- 1 Corinthians 10:72 votes
- 1 Corinthians 10:212 votes
- Isaiah 57:71 vote
Which verses point to Amos 2:8?
The 10 strongest of 19.