Amos 6:8
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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In Context
9Then it will come about that if there are still ten men in a house, death will overtake them.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:11And I will put my holy House among you, and my soul will not be turned away from you in disgust.
Deuteronomy 32:19And the Lord saw with disgust the evil-doing of his sons and daughters.
Psalms 50:12If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.
Psalms 106:40Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
Isaiah 28:1Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory which is on the head of those who are overcome by strong drink!
Jeremiah 22:14Who says, I will make a wide house for myself, and rooms of great size, and has windows cut out, and has it roofed with cedar and painted with bright red.
Matthew Henry on Amos 6:2-8
The Danger of False Security. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch… Read the whole commentary →