Parallel Verses New Living Translation The Sovereign LORD has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, says: "I despise the arrogance of Israel, and I hate their fortresses. I will give this city and everything in it to their enemies." King James Bible The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. Darby Bible Translation The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein. World English Bible "The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of Armies: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it. Young's Literal Translation Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by Himself, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts: I am abominating the excellency of Jacob, And his high places I have hated, And I have delivered up the city and its fulness. Amos 6:8 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible6:8 The excellency - All that the seed of Jacob accounts a glory and excellency to them, all their external privileges and worship. Amos 6:8 Parallel Commentaries Library The Prophet Amos. GENERAL PRELIMINARY REMARKS. It will not be necessary to extend our preliminary remarks on the prophet Amos, since on the main point--viz., the circumstances under which he appeared as a prophet--the introduction to the prophecies of Hosea may be regarded as having been written for those of Amos also. For, according to the inscription, they belong to the same period at which Hosea's prophetic ministry began, viz., the latter part of the reign of Jeroboam II., and after Uzziah had ascended the … Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire from 745 to 722 B. C. The Wrath of God Cross References Genesis 22:16 "This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that Leviticus 26:30 I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you. Deuteronomy 32:19 "The LORD saw this and drew back, provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters. Psalm 47:4 He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob's descendants, whom he loves. Interlude Psalm 78:59 When God heard them, he was very angry, and he completely rejected Israel. Psalm 106:40 That is why the LORD's anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession. Jeremiah 12:8 My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them with contempt. Jump to Previous Abhor Abundance Almighty Armies Arrogance Citadels City Declared Deliver Delivered Detest Disgusting Excellence Excellency Fortresses Fulness Great Hate Hated High Hosts Houses Jacob Loathe Palaces Places Pride Sovereign Strongholds Sworn ThereinJump to Next Abhor Abundance Almighty Armies Arrogance Citadels City Declared Deliver Delivered Detest Disgusting Excellence Excellency Fortresses Fulness Great Hate Hated High Hosts Houses Jacob Loathe Palaces Places Pride Sovereign Strongholds Sworn ThereinLinks Amos 6:8 NIVAmos 6:8 NLT Amos 6:8 ESV Amos 6:8 NASB Amos 6:8 KJV Amos 6:8 Bible Apps Amos 6:8 Biblia Paralela Amos 6:8 Chinese Bible Amos 6:8 French Bible Amos 6:8 German Bible Amos 6:8 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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