Amos 6:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts: 'I detest the pride of Jacob and hate his fortresses, so I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself, says the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The Lord{H136} Jehovah{H3068} hath sworn{H7650} by himself,{H5315} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of hosts:{H6635} I abhor{H8374} the excellency{H1347} of Jacob,{H3290} and hate{H8130} his palaces;{H759} therefore will I deliver up{H5462} the city{H5892} with all that is therein.{H4393}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} hath sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} by himself{H5315}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} the God{H430} of hosts{H6635}, I abhor{H8374}{(H8764)} the excellency{H1347} of Jacob{H3290}, and hate{H8130}{(H8804)} his palaces{H759}: therefore will I deliver up{H5462}{(H8689)} the city{H5892} with all that is therein{H4393}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The LORDE God hath sworne euen by himself (sayeth the LORDE God of hoostes:) I hate the pryde of Iacob, and I abhorre his palaces: and I wil geue ouer the cite, wt all that is therin:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Lord God hath sworne by himselfe, saith the Lord God of hostes, I abhorre the excellencie of Iaakob, & hate his palaces: therefore wil I deliuer vp the citie with all that is therein.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The Lorde God hath sworne by hym selfe, sayth the Lorde God of hoastes: I abhorre the excellencie of Iacob, and hate his palaces, therfore will I deliuer vp the citie, with all that is therin.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of hosts: "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 (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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. [

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his very own life. The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, is speaking:“I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 51:14 : 14 The Lord of Hosts has sworn by Himself, 'Surely, I will fill you with men as numerous as locusts, and they will raise a shout of triumph over you.'
  • Amos 4:2 : 2 The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: 'Indeed, the days are coming upon you when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.'
  • Amos 8:7 : 7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: 'Surely I will never forget all their deeds.'
  • Amos 3:11 : 11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: "An enemy will surround the land, bring down your strength, and plunder your fortresses."
  • Ps 47:4 : 4 He subdues peoples under us and nations beneath our feet.
  • Jer 22:5 : 5 But if you will not listen to these words, I swear by Myself—declares the LORD—that this palace will become a ruin.
  • Ps 106:40 : 40 Therefore, the LORD's anger burned against His people, and He abhorred His inheritance.
  • Ps 50:12 : 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine.
  • Ps 78:59 : 59 When God heard this, He became furious and greatly rejected Israel.
  • Gen 22:16 : 16 and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
  • Lev 26:11 : 11 I will set my dwelling among you, and my soul will not reject you.
  • Lev 26:30 : 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and my soul will reject you.
  • Deut 32:19 : 19 The LORD saw this and despised them out of His anger at His sons and daughters.
  • Lam 2:5 : 5 The Lord appeared like an enemy; he has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed all her palaces, destroyed her strongholds, and filled the daughter of Judah with mourning and lamentation.
  • Ezek 24:21 : 21 Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Behold, I am about to profane my sanctuary—the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your soul. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.’
  • Mic 1:6-9 : 6 I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations. 7 All her carved images will be broken to pieces, all her earnings will be burned with fire, and all her idols I will destroy. Since she gathered them as wages of a prostitute, they will return to the wages of a prostitute. 8 Because of this, I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like jackals and mourn like ostriches. 9 For her wound is incurable; it has even reached Judah. It has reached the gates of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 In one month I disposed of the three shepherds. My soul was impatient with them, and their soul also loathed me.
  • Heb 6:13-17 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.' 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise. 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

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    2 The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob without pity. In his wrath, he has torn down the fortresses of the daughter of Judah, bringing them down to the ground. He has defiled her kingdom and its rulers.

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    5 Arise, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!

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    30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and my soul will reject you.

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    8 I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord GOD.

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    14 Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many cities. But I will send fire on their cities, and it will devour their strongholds.

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    25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him, destroyed him, and ruined his homeland.

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    7 For they have devoured Jacob and ruined his dwelling place.

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    8 Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will become alienated from you and make you a desolation, a land uninhabited.

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