Amos 6:8

“The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

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WEBBE

“The Lord GOD has sworn by himself,” says the LORD, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

BSB

The 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.”

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.

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.

BBE

The Lord God has taken an oath by himself, says the Lord, the God of armies: the pride of Jacob is disgusting to me, and I have hate for his great houses: so I will give up the town with everything in it.

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נִשְׁבַּע nish·ba' he has sworn H7650 אֲדֹנָי 'a·do·nai [the] Lord H136 יְהוִה yah·weh Yahweh H3069 בְּנַפְשׁוֹ be·naf·sho by self his H5315 נְאֻם־ ne·'um- [the] utterance of H5002 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei God of H430 צְבָאוֹת tze·va·'ot hosts H6635 מְתָאֵב me·ta·'ev [am] loathing H8374 אָנֹכִי 'a·no·khi I H595 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 גְּאוֹן ge·'on [the] pride of H1347 יַעֲקֹב ya·'a·ko Jacob H3290 וְאַרְמְנֹתָיו ve·'ar·me·no·tav and fortresses his H759 שָׂנֵאתִי sa·ne·ti I hate H8130 וְהִסְגַּרְתִּי ve·his·gar·ti and I will deliver up H5462 עִיר 'ir [the] city H5892 וּמְלֹאָהּ u·me·lo·'ah and what fills it H4393

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 are soured with sin, his providences will justly be made bitter to us. Men should take warning not to harden their hearts, for those who walk in pride, God will destroy.

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