Amos 6:8

Amos 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
• New International Version (NIV)The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself—the Lord God Almighty declares: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it."
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says: “I despise the arrogance of Israel, and I hate their fortresses. I will give this city and everything in it to their enemies.”

Context of Amos 6:8

6Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint yourselves with the best ointments, But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 7Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, And those who recline at banquets shall be removed. The Lord God has sworn by Himself, The Lord God of hosts says: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, And hate his palaces; Therefore I will deliver up the city And all that is in it.” 9Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. 10And when a relative of the dead, with one who will burn the bodies, picks up the bodies to take them out of the house, he will say to one inside the house, “Are there any more with you?” Then someone will say, “None.” And he will say, “Hold your tongue! For we dare not mention the name of the Lord.”

Amos 6:8 word by word

נִשְׁבַּע֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ נְאֻם־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י צְבָא֔וֹת מְתָאֵ֤ב אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֶת־גְּא֣וֹן יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יו שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖י עִ֥יר וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• hath swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• by himselfנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• I abhorתָּאַבtâ'ab · to loatheH8374
• the excellencyגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• his palacesאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759
• therefore will I deliver upסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with all that is thereinמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393

Cross-references for Amos 6:8

• Amos 4:2The Lord God has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks.
• Jeremiah 51:14The Lord of hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts, And they shall lift up a shout against you.”
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
• Leviticus 26:11I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
• Psalms 78:59When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,
• Psalms 106:40Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance.
• Zechariah 11:8I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: “Surely I will never forget any of their works.
• Psalms 47:4He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
• Ezekiel 24:21‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.
• Amos 3:11Therefore thus says the Lord God: “An adversary shall be all around the land; He shall sap your strength from you, And your palaces shall be plundered.”
• Lamentations 2:5The Lord was like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel, He has swallowed up all her palaces; He has destroyed her strongholds, And has increased mourning and lamentation In the daughter of Judah.
• Micah 1:6“Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, Places for planting a vineyard; I will pour down her stones into the valley, And I will uncover her foundations.
• Psalms 50:12“If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

Commentaries on Amos 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Lord God hath sworn by himself - בנפשו benaphsho, by his soul, his being, existence.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord God - He who alone is and who alone hath power, “hath sworn by Himself,” literally, “by His soul;” as our “self” comes from the same root as “soul.” Jerome: “So God saith in Isaiah, “Your new moons and your appointed feasts My soul hateth” Isaiah 1:14; not that God hath a soul, but that He speaks after the way of human feelings. Nor is it any marvel that He condescends to speak of Himself, as having a soul, seeing He speaks of Himself as having…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter it! Those hearts are wretchedly hardened that will not be brought to mention God's name, and to worship him, when the hand of God is gone out against them, when sickness and death are in their families. Those that will not be tilled as fields, shall be abandoned as rocks. When our services of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The most solemn oath the Lord could make was by his own name (see also Genesis 22:16; Jeremiah 51:14; compare Amos 4:2; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 6:13–14). Jacob's pride (see study note on Amos 8:7): Jacob can mean "cheat" (Genesis 27:36), while Israel means "he struggles with God" (Genesis 32:28). Amos uses Jacob to show the stubborn arrogance that often characterized the people of Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the excellency of Jacob--(Psa 47:4). The sanctuary which was the great glory of the covenant-people [Vatablus], (Eze 24:21). The priesthood, and kingdom, and dignity, conferred on them by God. These, saith God, are of no account in My eyes towards averting punishment [Calvin]. hate his palaces--as being the storehouses of "robbery" (Am 3:10, 15). How sad a change from God's love of Zion's gates (Psa 87:2) and palaces (Psa 48:3, 13), owing to the…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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• Jacob
• Abhor
• Banquet
• Chant
• Ease
• Pleiades

Commentaries on Amos 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings