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Amos 6:8

8 sThe Lord God has sworn by Himself,

The Lord God of hosts says:

“I abhor tthe pride of Jacob,

And hate his palaces;

Therefore I will deliver up the city

And all that is in it.”

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Amos 6:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself—the Lord God Almighty declares:

“I abhor the pride of Jacob

and detest his fortresses;

I will deliver up the city

and everything in it.”

Amos 6:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts:

“I abhor the pride of Jacob

and hate his strongholds,

and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”

Amos 6:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Amos 6:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says:

“I despise the arrogance of Israel,

and I hate their fortresses.

I will give this city

and everything in it to their enemies.”

Amos 6:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Lord God made this promise; the Lord God All-Powerful says:

“I hate the pride of the Israelites,

and I hate their strong buildings,

so I will let the enemy take the city

and everything in it.”

Amos 6:8 — American Standard Version (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.

Amos 6:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (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.

Amos 6:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Amos 6:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Lord God has sworn by Himself —this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts:

I loathe Jacob’s pride

and hate his citadels,

so I will hand over the city and everything in it.

Amos 6:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Lord God has sworn by himself

(says the Lord, the God of hosts):

I abhor the pride of Jacob

and hate his strongholds;

and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.

Amos 6:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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!”

Amos 6:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord and King has taken an oath in his own name. He is the Lord God who rules over all. He announces,

“I hate the pride of Jacob’s people.

I can’t stand their forts.

I will hand the city of Samaria

and everything in it over to their enemies.”

Amos 6:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of hosts has declared:

“I loathe the arrogance of Jacob,

And detest his citadels;

Therefore I will deliver up the city and all it contains.”


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