Amos 6:8
in Amos 6The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, 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.
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.
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This verse in Amos 6
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The 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” Isa 1:14; not that God hath a soul, but that He speaks after the way of human feelings.
This site's exposition
as the first of the captives
on Amos 6:7-8
They "will now go into exile as the first of the captives," and their feasting ends. "The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself," and "I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels" turns the nation's pride into what God hates. These are the stone houses already condemned at 5:11.
This site's exposition
The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself
Albert Barnes notes that the Hebrew reads by His soul, and cites Jerome that God speaks here after the way of human feeling. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read the pride of Jacob as the sanctuary, of no weight against punishment, and the citadels as storehouses of robbery.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vers. 7 seqq.) Therefore now they will migrate to the head of the transmigrants, and the faction of the revelers will be removed.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The excellency - All that the seed of Jacob accounts a glory and excellency to them, all their external privileges and worship.
The Lord God hath sworn by himself,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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).
The Lord God hath sworn by himself - בנפשו benaphsho, by his soul, his being, existence.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נִשְׁבַּע֩ | nishba' | he has sworn | H7650 → | 186 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֨י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ | benafsho | by self his | H5315 → | 754 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| צְבָא֔וֹת | tzevaot | hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| מְתָאֵ֤ב | metaev | [am] loathing | H8374 → | |
| אָֽנֹכִי֙ | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גְּא֣וֹן | geon | [the] pride of | H1347 → | |
| יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יו | vearmenotav | and fortresses his | H759 → | 32 times |
| שָׂנֵ֑אתִי | saneti | I hate | H8130 → | 146 times |
| וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖י | vehisgarti | and I will deliver up | H5462 → | 91 times |
| עִ֥יר | ʾir | [the] city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃ | umeloah | and what fills it | H4393 → |
נִשְׁבַּע֩he has sworn
nishba'H7650 →186 times
אֲדֹנָ֨י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹby self his
benafshoH5315 →754 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣יGod of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
צְבָא֔וֹתhosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
מְתָאֵ֤ב[am] loathing
metaevH8374 →
אָֽנֹכִי֙I
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
גְּא֣וֹן[the] pride of
geonH1347 →
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוand fortresses his
vearmenotavH759 →32 times
שָׂנֵ֑אתִיI hate
sanetiH8130 →146 times
וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יand I will deliver up
vehisgartiH5462 →91 times
עִ֥יר[the] city
ʾirH5892 →1090 times
וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃and what fills it
umeloahH4393 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 22:5But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
it leads to
- Hebrews 6:13
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 17:27
But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an…
- Hebrews 6:13
Through
Amos 4:2The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 16:16
But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain…
- Psalms 89:35
Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—
- Habakkuk 1:15–16
The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.
- Jeremiah 16:16
Through
Psalms 47:4He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:4
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
- 1 Peter 1:4
Through
Amos 8:7The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
it leads to
- Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
- Hosea 8:13
Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to…
- Hosea 9:9
Where this verse is studied
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About Amos
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Edward Bouverie Pusey, The Minor Prophets: A Commentary; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Amos; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.