Amos 8:7

Jehovah hath sworn by the glory of Jacob, Certainly I will never forget any of their works.

Darby Translation

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

6that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.

8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? And it shall wholly rise up like the Nile; and it shall surge and sink down, as the river of Egypt.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:16And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!

1 Samuel 15:2Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I have considered what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

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

Psalms 47:5God is gone up amid shouting, Jehovah amid the sound of the trumpet.

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

Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah is written with a style of iron, with the point of a diamond, engraven upon the tablet 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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