Amos 6:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD God All-Powerful has sworn by his own name: “You descendants of Jacob make me angry by your pride, and I hate your fortresses. And so I will surrender your city and possessions to your enemies.”

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

You were willing to offer the LORD your only son, and so he makes you this solemn promise,

Psalm 106:40

Finally, LORD, you were angry and terribly disgusted with your people.

Psalm 47:4

and he chose for us the land that was the pride of Jacob, his favourite.

Psalm 50:12

If I were hungry, I wouldn't tell you, because I own the world and everything in it.

Psalm 78:59

So God became furious and completely rejected the people of Israel.

Proverbs 8:13

If you respect the LORD, you will hate evil. I hate pride and conceit and deceitful lies.

Isaiah 28:1

The city of Samaria above a fertile valley is in for trouble! Its leaders are drunkards, who stuff themselves with food and wine. But they will be like flowers that dry up and wilt.

Jeremiah 12:8

My people have turned against me and roar at me like lions. That's why I hate them.

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you ignore me, I promise in my own name that this palace will lie in ruins.

Jeremiah 44:26

Keep these promises! But let me tell you what will happen. As surely as I am the LORD God, I swear that I will never again accept any promises you make in my name.

Jeremiah 49:13

I, the LORD, swear in my own name that your city of Bozrah and all your towns will suffer a horrible fate. They will lie in ruins for ever, and people will use the name “Bozrah” as a curse word.

Jeremiah 51:14

I, the LORD All-Powerful, swear by my own life that enemy soldiers will fill your streets like a swarm of locusts. They will shout and celebrate their victory.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord was like an enemy! He left Israel in ruins with its palaces and fortresses destroyed, and with everyone in Judah moaning and weeping.

Ezekiel 24:21

he is ready to destroy the temple in which you take such pride and which makes you feel so safe. Your children who now live in Jerusalem will be killed.

Hosea 11:6

War will visit their cities, and their plans will fail.

Leviticus 26:11

I will live among you and never again look on you with disgust.

Leviticus 26:30

I'll destroy your shrines and tear down your incense altars, leaving your dead bodies piled on top of your idols. And you will be disgusting to me.

Amos 3:10

The LORD has said that they don't even know how to do right. They have become rich from violence and robbery.

Amos 3:11

And so the LORD God has sworn that they will be surrounded. Enemies will break through their defences and steal their treasures.

Amos 4:2

I, the LORD God, have sworn by my own name that your time is coming. Not one of you will be left— you will be taken away by sharp hooks.

Amos 5:21

I, the LORD, hate and despise your religious celebrations and your times of worship.

Amos 8:3

Instead of singing in the temple, they will cry and weep. Dead bodies will be everywhere. So keep silent! I, the LORD, have spoken!”

Amos 8:7

I, the LORD, won't forget any of this, though you take great pride in your ancestor Jacob.

Zechariah 11:8

In less than a month, I became impatient with three shepherds who didn't like me, and I got rid of them.

Deuteronomy 32:19

You were the LORD's children, but you made him angry. Then he rejected you