Amos 8:7

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 sell the refuse of the corn?'

8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:16And he said: 'The hand upon the throne of the LORD: 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 set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.

Psalms 10:11He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.'

Psalms 47:5(47-6) God is gone up amidst shouting, the LORD amidst the sound of the horn.

Isaiah 22:14And the LORD of hosts revealed Himself in mine ears: Surely this iniquity shall not be expiated by you till ye die, saith the Lord, the 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 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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