Amos 8:7
Sworn hath Yahweh, by the Excellency of Jacob,—Surely I will never forget any of their doings!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Exodus 17:16And he said—Because of a hand against the throne of Yah, Yahweh hath war with Amalek,—from generation to generation!
1 Samuel 15:2Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I have well considered what Amalek did unto Israel—how he lay in wait for him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.
Psalms 10:11He hath said in his heart, GOD hath forgotten,—He hath veiled his face, Oh he hath never seen!
Psalms 47:5God hath ascended with a shout, Yahweh, with the sound of a horn.
Isaiah 22:14Therefore did Yahweh reveal himself in mine ears. Surely there shall be no propitiatory-covering put over this iniquity for you until ye die, Saith My Lord Yahweh of hosts.
Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah, is written With a stylus of iron, With the point of a diamond: It is engraved 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 →