SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 2:8

2:8a They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge.

Beside every place of sacrifice, they sleep on garments they took ⌊from people⌋ as security.
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They sleep the night near to every place of worship on clothes they took as security/collateral ⌊from poor people who took loans from them⌋ .

2:8b And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.

And wine they collected as fines ⌊from people⌋ , they drink in those temples of their gods.
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And in those worship places of their gods, they drink wine they took from people as fines.

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