Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
My Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself, {declares} Yahweh, the God of hosts: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and I hate his citadel fortresses and I will deliver [the] city and its fullness!"
New American Standard Bible
“I
And
Therefore I will
King James 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.
Holman Bible
The Lord God has sworn by Himself
and hate his citadels,
so I will hand over the city
International Standard Version
"The Lord GOD has sworn by himself," declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, "I utterly detest the arrogance of Jacob; I hate his fortresses; and I will deliver up the city, along with everyone in it.
A Conservative Version
Lord LORD has sworn by himself, says LORD, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces, therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The Lord
“I loathe and reject the [self-centered] arrogance of Jacob (Israel),
And I hate his palaces and citadels;
Therefore, I shall hand over the [idolatrous] city [of Samaria] with all that it contains [to the Assyrian invaders].”
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby 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.
Julia Smith Translation
The Lord Jehovah sware by his soul, says Jehovah God of armies: I abhor the pride of Jacob and I hated his palaces: and I delivered up the city and its fulness.
King James 2000
The Lord GOD has sworn by himself, says 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 in it.
Modern King James verseion
The Lord Jehovah has sworn by Himself, says Jehovah, the God of Hosts: I despise the glory of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will shut up the city and all its fullness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"'The LORD God hath sworn even by himself,' sayeth the LORD God of hosts, 'I hate the pride of Jacob, and I abhor his palaces: and I will give over the city, with all that is therein:
NET Bible
The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. The Lord, the God who commands 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."
New Heart English Bible
"The Lord GOD has sworn by himself," says the LORD, 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Sworn hath the Lord, Yahweh, by his own life, Declareth Yahweh, God of hosts, abhorring am I, the grandeur of Jacob, and, his palaces, I hate, - therefore will I cast off the city and the fulness thereof.
Webster
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellence of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will deliver up the city with all its abundance.
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.
Youngs 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.
Interlinear
Nephesh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 6:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Abhors Israel's Pride
7 Therefore, they shall now go into exile at the head of the exiles and the feast of lounging shall pass away. 8 My Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself, {declares} Yahweh, the God of hosts: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and I hate his citadel fortresses and I will deliver [the] city and its fullness!" 9 And then if ten people remain in one house, they too will die.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 47:4
He chooses for us our inheritance, the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
Jeremiah 51:14
Yahweh of hosts has sworn by himself, "Surely I will fill you [with] troops like the creeping locusts, and they will sing over you a war cry."
Amos 4:2
My Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that, "Behold, the days are coming upon you {when they} will take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishing hooks.
Amos 8:7
Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, "Surely I will never forget any of their deeds!
Psalm 106:40
So Yahweh's anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.
Amos 3:11
Therefore, thus says my Lord Yahweh, "A foe shall surround the land and bring down your strongholds, and your citadel fortresses shall be plundered."
Genesis 22:16
And he said, "I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child,
Leviticus 26:11
And I will put my dwelling place in your midst, and my inner self shall not abhor you.
Leviticus 26:30
And I will destroy your high places, and I will cut down your incense altars, and I will place your corpses on your idols' corpses; and my inner self shall abhor you.
Deuteronomy 32:19
Then Yahweh saw, and he spurned [them], because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
Psalm 50:12
If I were hungry I would not tell you, because [the] world and its fullness [are] mine.
Psalm 78:59
God heard and he was very angry and rejected Israel utterly.
Jeremiah 22:5
But if you do not obey these words, I swear by myself," {declares} Yahweh, "that this house will become a site of ruins." '"
Lamentations 2:5
The Lord has become like an enemy; he has destroyed Israel; he has destroyed all its citadel fortresses; he has ruined all its fortifications and multiplied lamentation and mourning in the daughter of Judah.
Ezekiel 24:21
"Say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I [will be] profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength [and] the delight of your eyes and the object of your own affection; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword,
Micah 1:6-9
So I will make Samaria as a heap of rubble in the field, a place for planting a vineyard. And I will pour down her stones into the valley and uncover her foundations.
Zechariah 11:8
And I got rid of three shepherds in one month, for {I grew impatient} with them, and {they also became tired of me}.
Hebrews 6:13-17
For [when] God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,