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Amos 2:7-9
Contemporary English Version
Amos 2:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 They smear the poor in the dirt
and push aside
those who are helpless.
My holy name is dishonored,
because fathers and sons sleep
with the same young women.
8 They lie down beside altars
on clothes taken
as security for loans.
And they drink wine in my temple,
wine bought with the money
they received from fines.
9 (A) Israel, the Amorites[a] were there
when you entered Canaan.
They were tall as cedars
and strong as oaks.
But I wiped them out—
I destroyed their branches
and their roots.
Footnotes
- 2.9 Amorites: This word is used for all the people who lived in Canaan at the time Israel took over the land.
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