Amos 6:8
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.
Context
This verse from Amos Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Woe to those at ease in Zion and on Mount Samaria who trust in the mountains of Samaria and eat lambs from the flock and anoint themselves with fine oils but are not grieved over Joseph's ruin. They will be …
Other Translations
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, 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.
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.
The Lord God has taken an oath by himself, says the Lord, the God of armies: the pride of Jacob is disgusting to me, and I have hate for his great houses: so I will give up the town with everything in it.
Cross References
And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
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The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring …
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Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will …
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.