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 King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of Amos 6:8

6You drink wine by the bowlful and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions. You care nothing about the ruin of your nation. 7Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives. Suddenly, all your parties will end. 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.” 9(If there are ten men left in one house, they will all die. 10And when a relative who is responsible to dispose of the dead goes into the house to carry out the bodies, he will ask the last survivor, “Is anyone else with you?” When the person begins to swear, “No, by . . . ,” he will interrupt and say, “Stop! Don’t even 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 Sovereign Lord has sworn this by his holiness: “The time will come when you will be led away with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away like a fish on a hook!
• Jeremiah 51:14The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has taken this vow and has sworn to it by his own name: “Your cities will be filled with enemies, like fields swarming with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”
• Hebrews 6:13For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
• Leviticus 26:11I will live among you, and I will not despise you.
• Psalms 78:59When God heard them, he was very angry, and he completely rejected Israel.
• Psalms 106:40That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.
• Zechariah 11:8I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.
• Amos 8:7Now the Lord has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel: “I will never forget the wicked things you have done!
• Psalms 47:4He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves. Interlude
• Ezekiel 24:21and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judah will be slaughtered by the sword.
• Amos 3:11Therefore,” says the Sovereign Lord, “an enemy is coming! He will surround them and shatter their defenses. Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”
• Lamentations 2:5Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel like an enemy. He has destroyed her palaces and demolished her fortresses. He has brought unending sorrow and tears upon beautiful Jerusalem.
• Micah 1:6“So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria a heap of ruins. Her streets will be plowed up for planting vineyards. I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below, exposing her foundations.
• Psalms 50:12If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.

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

• God
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• 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