Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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!"
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 captive with the first who go captive, and the revelry of those who stretched themselves shall pass away. 8 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. 9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 47:4
He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Jeremiah 51:14
LORD of hosts has sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill thee with men as with the canker-worm, and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
Amos 4:2
Lord LORD has sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.
Amos 8:7
LORD has sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Psalm 106:40
Therefore the wrath of LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.
Amos 3:11
Therefore thus says lord LORD: An adversary [shall be], even round about the land, and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered.
Genesis 22:16
and said, By myself I have sworn, says LORD, because thou have done this thing, and have not withheld thy son, thine only son,
Leviticus 26:11
And I will set my tabernacle among you, and my soul shall not abhor you.
Leviticus 26:30
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-images, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
Deuteronomy 32:19
And LORD saw, and abhorred, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
Psalm 50:12
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.
Psalm 78:59
When God heard, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel,
Jeremiah 22:5
But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
Lamentations 2:5
LORD has become as an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed his strongholds. And he has multiplied mourning and lamentation in the daughter of Judah.
Ezekiel 24:21
Speak to the house of Israel, Thus says lord LORD: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul has compassion. And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left b
Micah 1:6-9
Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, [and] as places for planting vineyards. And I will pour down the stones of it into the valley, and I will uncover the foundations of it.
Zechariah 11:8
And I cut off the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
Hebrews 6:13-17
For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,