Amos 6:8

New American Bible - revised edition

The Lord God has sworn by his very self— an oracle of the Lord, the God of hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob, I hate his strongholds, and I will hand over the city with everything in it;

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

and said: “I swear by my very self—oracle of the Lord—that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your son, your only one,

Psalm 106:40

So the Lord grew angry with his people, abhorred his own heritage.

Psalm 47:4

Who made people subject to us, nations under our feet,

Psalm 50:12

Were I hungry, I would not tell you, for mine is the world and all that fills it.

Psalm 78:59

God heard and grew angry; he rejected Israel completely.

Proverbs 8:13

[The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil;] Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate.

Isaiah 28:1

Ah! majestic garland of the drunkards of Ephraim, Fading blooms of his glorious beauty, at the head of the fertile valley, upon those stupefied with wine.

Jeremiah 12:8

My heritage has become for me like a lion in the thicket; She has raised her voice against me, therefore she has incurred my hatred.

Jeremiah 22:14

Who says, “I will build myself a spacious house, with airy rooms,” Who cuts out windows for it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you do not obey these commands, I swear by myself—oracle of the Lord: this house shall become rubble.

Jeremiah 44:26

And then listen to the word of the Lord, all you Judahites living in Egypt; I swear by my own great name, says the Lord: in the whole land of Egypt, my name shall no longer be pronounced by the lips of any Judahite, saying, “As the Lord God lives.”

Jeremiah 49:13

By myself I have sworn—oracle of the Lord—Bozrah shall become an object of horror, a disgrace, a desolation, and a curse. Bozrah and all its cities shall become ruins forever.

Jeremiah 51:14

The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself: I will fill you with people as numerous as locusts, who shall raise over you a joyous shout!

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord has become the enemy, he has devoured Israel: Devoured all its strongholds, destroyed its defenses, Multiplied moaning and groaning throughout daughter Judah.

Ezekiel 24:21

Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes, the concern of your soul. The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword.

Hosea 11:6

The sword shall rage in his cities: it shall destroy his diviners, and devour them because of their schemings.

Leviticus 26:11

I will set my tabernacle in your midst, and will not loathe you.

Leviticus 26:30

I will demolish your high places, overthrow your incense stands, and cast your corpses upon the corpses of your idols. In my loathing of you,

Amos 3:10

They do not know how to do what is right— oracle of the Lord— Storing up in their strongholds violence and destruction.

Amos 3:11

Therefore thus says the Lord God: An enemy shall surround the land, tear down your fortresses, and pillage your strongholds.

Amos 4:2

The Lord God has sworn by his holiness: Truly days are coming upon you when they shall drag you away with ropes, your children with fishhooks;

Amos 5:21

I hate, I despise your feasts, I take no pleasure in your solemnities.

Amos 8:3

The temple singers will wail on that day— oracle of the Lord God. Many shall be the corpses, strewn everywhere—Silence!

Amos 8:7

The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Never will I forget a thing they have done!

Zechariah 11:8

In a single month, I did away with the three shepherds, for I wearied of them, and they disdained me.

Deuteronomy 32:19

The Lord saw and was filled with loathing, provoked by his sons and daughters.