Amos 8:7
The Lord has taken an oath by the pride of Jacob, Truly I will ever keep in mind all their works.
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In The King James Version
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 17:16For he said, The Lord has taken his oath that there will be war with Amalek from generation to generation.
1 Samuel 15:2The Lord of armies says, I will give punishment to Amalek for what he did to Israel, fighting against him on the way when Israel came out of Egypt.
Psalms 10:11He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
Psalms 47:5\47:4\He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)
Isaiah 22:14And the Lord of armies said to me secretly, Truly, this sin will not be taken from you till your death, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.
Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah is recorded with a pen of iron, and with the sharp point of a jewel it is cut on their hearts of stone, and on the horns of their altars for a sign to them:
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 →