Amos 6 · Verse 8

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.
Amos 6:8, King James Version

Amos 6:8 in other translations

BSBThe 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.”
WEB“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.
ASVThe 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.
YLTSworn hath the Lord Jehovah by Himself, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts: I am abominating the excellency of Jacob, And his high places I have hated, And I have delivered up the city and its fulness.
DARBYThe Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
BBEThe 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.
WebsterThe Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellence of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will deliver up the city with all its abundance.

What does Amos 6:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. 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 people's sin! the city--collectively: both Zion and Samaria (Am 6:1). all that is therein--literally, "its fulness"; the multitude of men and of riches in it (compare Psa 24:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 The Lord God hath sworn by himself - בנפשו benaphsho, by his soul, his being, existence.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 6:8-14
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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Amos 6:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'he has swornH7650
אֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3069
בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.Shoby self hisH5315
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiGod ofH430
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'othostsH6635
מְתָאֵ֤בme.ta.'Ev[am] loathingH8374
אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH595
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גְּא֣וֹןge.'on[the] pride ofH1347
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.Tavand fortresses hisH759
שָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiI hateH8130
וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.Tiand I will deliver upH5462
עִ֥יר'ir[the] cityH5892
וּמְלֹאָֽהּ\׃u.me.lo.'Ahand what fills itH4393

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Cross references for Amos 6:8

  • Jeremiah 51:14

    The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

  • Amos 4:2

    The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

  • Jeremiah 22:5

    But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

  • Psalms 47:4

    He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

  • Amos 8:7

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

  • Amos 3:11

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

  • Psalms 106:40

    Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

  • Psalms 78:59

    When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

  • Ezekiel 24:21

    Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

  • Lamentations 2:5

    The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

  • Micah 1:6-9

    Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

  • Hebrews 6:13-17

    For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sworn.
4:2; Jer 51:14; Heb 6:13-17
I abhor.
Le 26:11; Ps 78:59; 106:40; Zec 11:8
the excellency.
8:7; Ps 47:4; Eze 24:21
and hate.
3:11; La 2:5
therefore.
Mic 1:6-9
all that is therein. Heb. the fulness thereof.
Ps 50:12

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Context

  • Amos 6:7

    Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

  • 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.

  • Amos 6:9

    And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

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Amos 6:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El Señor Jehová juró por su alma, Jehová Dios de los ejércitos ha dicho: Tengo en abominación la grandeza de Jacob, y aborrezco sus palacios: y la ciudad y su plenitud entregaré al enemigo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, a juré par lui-même, dit l’ Éternel, le Dieu des armées: J’ai en horreur l’orgueil de Jacob, et je hais ses palais; et je livrerai la ville et tout ce qu’elle contient.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Herr, Jehova, hat bei sich selbst geschworen, spricht Jehova, der Gott der Heerscharen: Ich verabscheue die Hoffart Jakobs und hasse seine Paläste; und ich werde die Stadt preisgeben und alles, was sie erfüllt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Juravit Dominus Deus in anima sua, dicit Dominus Deus exercituum: Detestor ego superbiam Jacob, et domos ejus odi, et tradam civitatem cum habitatoribus suis.