Amos 8:7 KJV — MannaFest

Amos 8:7

The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

KJV

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ASV

Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

WEB

The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.

YLT

Sworn hath Jehovah by the excellency of Jacob: `I forget not for ever any of their works.

DBT

Jehovah hath sworn by the glory of Jacob, Certainly I will never forget any of their works.

About this book

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Amos — A herdsman of Tekoa sent north to Bethel — a shepherd-prophet preaching judgment on a prosperous, comfortable, oppressive society. ‘Let justice roll down.’

Author: Amos, a herdman of Tekoa in Judah, sent to Israel at Bethel (1:1, 7:14)
Date: c. 760–750 BC, during the reigns of Uzziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel

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Isaiah 14:24
The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Genesis 8:1
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
Amos 6:8
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.
Psalms 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

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I will never forget them is as much as to say, I will never forgive them; and then it proclaims the case of these unjust unmerciful men to be miserable indeed, eternally miserable; woe, and a thousand woes, to that man that is cut off by an oath of God from all benefit by pardoning mercy; and those have reason to fear judgment without mercy that have shown no mercy.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob--that is, by Himself, in whom Jacob's seed glory [MAURER]. Rather, by the spiritual privileges of Israel, the adoption as His peculiar people [CALVIN], the temple, and its Shekinah symbol of His presence. Compare Am 6:8, where it means Jehovah's temple (compare Am 4:2). never forget--not pass by without punishing (Am 8:2;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

AMO 8:7HOS 7:2 JER 14:10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
AMO 8:7HOS 9:9 HOS 10:9
AMO 8:7AMO 6:8 JER 51:14
AMO 8:7HOS 9:9 JDG 19:16
AMO 8:7AMO 6:8 AMO 4:2
AMO 8:7HOS 7:2 LUK 12:2
AMO 8:7PSA 10:11 EZE 8:12
AMO 8:7AMO 6:8 PSA 47:4

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