Amos 6:8
Adonoi Hashem hath sworn by Himself, saith Hashem Elohei Tzva'os: 1 I abhor the ga'on Ya'akov, 1 and hate his fortresses; 1 therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
9And it shall come to pass, if there remain asarah anashim in one bais, they shall die.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:11And I set My Mishkan among you: and My Nefesh shall not abhor you.
Deuteronomy 32:19And when Hashem saw it, He spurned them, 1 because of the provoking of His banim, and of His banot. 1
Psalms 50:12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; 1 for the tevel is Mine, and the fulness thereof. 1
Psalms 106:40Therefore was the wrath of Hashem kindled against His people, 1 insomuch that He abhorred His own nachalah. 1
Isaiah 28:1Hoy (woe, doom) to the ateret ge'ut (crown of pride), 1 to the shikkorei Ephrayim (drunkards of Ephrayim), 1 whose glorious beauty 1 is a fading tzitz (flower), 1 which are on the rosh of the verdant gey (valley) 1 of them that are overcome with yayin! 1
Jeremiah 22:14That saith: I will build me a large bais (mansion) 1 and spacious aliyyot (upper rooms), 1 and cutteth him out chalonot (windows); 1 and panel it with erez (cedar), 1 and paint with bright red. 1
Matthew Henry on Amos 6:2-8
The Danger of False Security. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch… Read the whole commentary →