Amos 6:8

God's Word

The Almighty Lord has sworn an oath on himself. The Lord God of Armies declares: I am disgusted with Jacob’s pride, and I hate his palaces. So I will hand over the city and everything in it.

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

and said, “I am taking an oath on my own name, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me your son, your only son,

Psalm 106:40

The Lord burned with anger against his own people. He was disgusted with those who belonged to him.

Psalm 47:4

He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah

Psalm 50:12

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, because the world and all that it contains are mine.

Psalm 78:59

When God heard, he became furious. He completely rejected Israel.

Proverbs 8:13

To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech.

Isaiah 28:1

How horrible it will be for the arrogant drunks of Ephraim. Their glorious beauty is ⌞like⌟ a withered flower. They are at the entrance to a fertile valley where they lie drunk from wine.

Jeremiah 12:8

My people have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They roar at me, so I hate them.

Jeremiah 22:14

He says, ‘I will build a large house for myself with big upper rooms.’ He cuts out windows in it, panels the rooms with cedar, and paints them red.

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you don’t do what I say, I will take an oath on myself,” declares the Lord, “that this palace will become a pile of rubble.

Jeremiah 44:26

But listen to the Lord’s word, all you people of Judah who live in Egypt. ‘I swear by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah who lives anywhere in Egypt will ever again call on my name and take the oath, “As the Almighty Lord lives.”

Jeremiah 49:13

I take an oath on myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah will become a pile of rubble. It will become something horrifying, ridiculed, ruined, and cursed. All its cities will lie in ruins permanently.

Jeremiah 51:14

The Lord of Armies has taken an oath on himself: “I will certainly fill you with many enemy armies. They will swarm like locusts. People will shout their victory over you.”

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord became an enemy. He swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all of its palaces. He destroyed its strongholds. He made the people of Judah mourn and moan.

Ezekiel 24:21

‘Tell the nation of Israel, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to dishonor my holy place. You brag that my holy place gives you strength. It’s the thing you love the most. It’s your hearts’ desire. So the sons and daughters that you left behind will die in battle.

Hosea 11:6

War will sweep through their cities, demolish their city gates, and put an end to their plans.

Leviticus 26:11

“I will put my tent among you, and I will never look at you with disgust.

Leviticus 26:30

I will destroy your worship sites, cut down your incense altars, and pile your dead bodies on top of your dead idols. I will look at you with disgust.

Amos 3:10

Those who collect profits in their palaces through violent and destructive acts don’t know how to do what is right, declares the Lord.

Amos 3:11

This is what the Almighty Lord says: An enemy will surround your land, strip you of your defenses, and loot your palaces.

Amos 4:2

The Almighty Lord has taken an oath on his holiness: Surely, the time is going to come when you will be taken away on hooks, and the rest of you on fishhooks.

Amos 5:21

I hate your festivals; I despise them. I’m not pleased with your religious assemblies.

Amos 8:3

On that day the songs of the temple will become loud cries,” declares the Almighty Lord. “There will be dead bodies scattered everywhere. Hush!”

Amos 8:7

The Lord has sworn an oath by Jacob’s pride: “I will never forget anything that they have done.”

Zechariah 11:8

I got rid of three shepherds in one month. I became impatient with the sheep, and they also became disgusted with me.

Deuteronomy 32:19

The Lord saw this and rejected them, because his own sons and daughters had made him angry.