Amos 6:8
The Lord God hath sworne by himselfe, saith the Lord God of hostes, I abhorre the excellencie of Iaakob, and hate his palaces: therefore wil I deliuer vp the citie with all that is therein.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
9And if there remaine ten men in one house, they shall die.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:11And I will set my Tabernacle among you, and my soule shall not lothe you.
Deuteronomy 32:19The Lord then sawe it, and was angrie, for the prouocation of his sonnes and of his daughters.
Psalms 50:12If I bee hungry, I will not tell thee: for the world is mine, and all that therein is.
Psalms 106:40Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he abhorred his owne inheritance.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crowne of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim: for his glorious beautie shall be a fading flowre, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fat, and are ouercome with wine.
Jeremiah 22:14He saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers: so he will make him selfe large windowes, and feeling with cedar, and paint them with vermilion.
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 →