Amos 8:7

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

King James Version

In Context

6That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:16For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

1 Samuel 15:2Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

Psalms 10:11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Psalms 47:5God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Isaiah 22:14And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

Matthew Henry on Amos 8:5-11

The Sin and Doom of Oppressors. ( b. c. 785.) 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 7 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget… Read the whole commentary →

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