Amos 8:7

The Lorde hath sworne by the excellencie of Iacob, surely I will neuer forget any of their workes.

Bible (Bishops')

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 bie the poore for siluer, and the needy for shoes, yea and sell the refuse of the wheate?

8Shall not the lande tremble for this, and euerie one mourne that dwelleth therin? And it shall rise vp wholly as a flood, and it shalbe cast out, and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

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Cross References

Isaiah 22:14And it came to the eares of the Lorde of hoastes, This iniquitie shall not be purged from you tyll ye dye, saith the Lorde God of hoastes.

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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