Amos 8:7

The Lord hath sworne by the excellencie of Iaakob, Surely I will neuer forget any of their workes.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 poore for siluer, and the needie for shooes: yea, and sell the refuse of the wheate.

8Shall not the lande tremble for this, and euery one mourne, that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise vp wholy as a flood, and it shall bee cast out, and drowned as by the flood of Egypt.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:16Also he said, The Lord hath sworne, that he will haue warre with Amalek from generation to generation.

1 Samuel 15:2Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I remember what Amalek did to Israel, howe they laide waite for the in ye way, as they came vp from Egypt.

Psalms 10:11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth away his face, and will neuer see.

Psalms 47:5God is gone vp with triumph, euen the Lord, with the sound of the trumpet.

Isaiah 22:14And it was declared in ye eares of the Lord of hostes. Surely this iniquitie shall not be purged from you, til ye die, saith the Lord God of hostes.

Jeremiah 17:1The sinne of Iudah is written with a pen of yron, and with the poynt of a diamonde, and grauen vpon the table of their heart, and vpon the hornes 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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