Amos 8:7
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
גָּאוֹן
gâʼôwn
{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Key Terms in This Verse
גָּאוֹן gâʼôwn
{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}
Study H1347 →שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Study H5769 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
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.
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: fo...
He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
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