Amos 8:7

The Lord swears against the pride of Jacob, None of your works shall ever be forgotten.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 shoes; and we will trade in every kind of fruit.

8And shall not the land be troubled for these things, and shall not everyone who dwells in it mourn? whereas destruction shall come up as a river, and shall descend as the river of Egypt.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:16For with a secret hand the Lord wages war upon Amalek to all generations.

1 Samuel 15:2Thus said the Lord of hosts, Now will I take vengeance for what Amalek did to Israel, when he met him in the way as he came up out of Egypt.

Psalms 47:5For, behold, the kings of the earth were assembled, 1 They came together. 1

Isaiah 22:14And these things are revealed in the ears of the Lord of hosts: for this sin shall not be forgiven you, until ye die.

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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