Amos 6:8

⁶ You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

⁷ Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.

The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

⁹ And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.

¹⁰ And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: “The Lord GOD has sworn by himself,” says the LORD, 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: The Lord YHWH has sworn by Himself, a declaration of YHWH, the God of Hosts, “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and his citadels I hate! And I will deliver up the city and its fullness.”

ÅB: Herren, Israels Gud, har svoret ved seg selv, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg avskyr Jakobs stolthet og hater hans palasser, og jeg vil overgi byen og alt det som er i den.
OTB: Herren Gud har sverget ved seg selv, erklærer Herren, hærskarenes Gud:
"Jeg avskyr Jakobs stolthet
og hater hans festninger;
derfor vil jeg overgi byen og alt som er i den."
B1930: Herren, Israels Gud, har svoret ved sig selv, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg avskyr Jakobs stolthet og hater hans palasser, og jeg vil overgi byen og alt det som er i den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 51:14
The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”
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Amos 4:2
The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
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Jeremiah 22:5
But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
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Psalms 47:4
He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
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Amos 8:7
The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
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Amos 3:11
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
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Psalms 106:40
So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.
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Psalms 78:59
On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.
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