Amos 8:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. ”

Amos 8:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By the excellency of Jacob - that is, by Himself who was its Glory, as Samuel calls Him “the Strength” 1 Samuel 15:29 or the Glory of Israel. Amos had before said, “God sware by His Holiness” a...
Amos 8:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Development of the Theme of Amos 3. This section, which re-echoes Amos 2:6-8 , has been regarded as a conglomeration of rather loosely-connected fragments ( cf. G. A. Smith). The prophet addresse...
Amos 8:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hath sworn, &c. See note on Amos 6:8 . the Excellency of Jacob: i.e. by Himself, as in Amos 6:8 . Reference to Pentateuch ( Exodus 15:7 ). App-92. Compare Amos 4:2 ; Amos 6:8 ; Hosea 5:...
Amos 8:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

God, having made known the vices of the rich, now shows that he would be their judge and avenger: for were they only reproved, they would not have cared much, like the usurer mentioned by Horac...
Amos 8:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. By the excellency of Jacob - By the state of eminence to which he had raised the descendants of Jacob; o...
Amos 8:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob— Or, "By those benefits by which he had conferred honour and distinguished privileges upon Jacob and his posterity." In this place excellency is taken in a g...
Amos 8:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob - i:e., by Himself, in whom Jacob's seed glory (M...
Amos 8:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Vision of the Ripe Fruit, followed by a Fifth Address 1-3. The vision. 4-14 . The address, denouncing dishonest traders ( Amos 8:4-6 ), threatening earthquakes, eclipse, mourning, a painful...
Amos 8:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Excellency of Jacob. — In the previous use of this remarkable expression ( Amos 6:8 ) Jehovah is said to abhor it, but here He swears by it. The “excellency” which He abhorred was the miserable sub...
Amos 8:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

5. THE PROPHET AND HIS MINISTRY Amos 7:1-17 - Amos 8:1-4 We have seen the preparation of the Man for the Word; we have sought to trace to its source the Word which came to the Man. It now re...
Amos 8:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Worst Famine of All Amos 8:1-14 What is more fragile than summer fruit! So beautiful, so refreshing, yet so readily corrupted and diseased. To Amos it was an emblem of the rapidity with whi...
Amos 8:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The next vision, that of the basket of summer fruit, indicated the im minence of the judgment. Jehovah declared that the end was come, that He would not pass by them any more. This announcement was...
Amos 8:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

When devotion itself is out of tune by the heart being under no influences of grace; alas! what a sacrifice of fools is then offered! Sabbaths are burdens, ordinances tiresome, prayer a drudgery, in...
Amos 8:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob ,.... Not by the ark, as R. Japhet; nor by the temple, as Kimchi; but by himself; which sense Kimchi also mentions, and Aben Ezra; the God of Jacob and...
Amos 8:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. Ver. 7. The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob ] i.e. by himself, the matter of Jacob's chi...
Amos 8:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob That is, by himself; Surely I will never forget any of their works God is said to remember men's sins when he punishes them. We may learn by this pa...
Amos 8:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sin and Doom of Oppressors. B. C. 785. 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy...
Amos 8:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord; who changeth not, whose words and purposes are immutably true and stedfast, who hath often told you, that unless you repent he will punish for your sins, now he hath sworn it, and sends y...
Amos 8:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Fourth Vision - The Vision Of The Basket Of Summer Fruit Indicating That Israel Were About To Be Harvested ( Amos 8:1-14 ). In his fourth vision Amos was shown a basket of summer fruit (e.g. f...
Amos 8:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 8:4 . Hear ] The nobles hated reproof. Swallow ] Heb. gape after, earnestly desire ( Job 7:2 ); pant after goods as wild beasts for prey. They sought to rid the land of a...
Amos 8:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 8:1 . A basket of summer fruit. The Lord would not wait till the vintage; he would cause their sun, as a nation, to set at noon, and rise no more. Amos 8:5 . That we may sell corn making t...
Amos 8:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy. Avarice I. It is execrable in its spirit. 1. It is sacrilegious. Bad as Israel was, it still kept up the mere observances of religion, yet these ob...
Amos 8:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Amos 8:1-30 § 5. In the fourth vision, the basket of summer fruit, the Lord shows that the people is ripe for judgment. Explaining this revelation, Amos denounces the oppressio...
Amos 8:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Last Admonition of the Lord
Amos 8:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:2 ; 1 Samuel 15:3 ; Amos 6:8 ; Deuteronomy 33:26-29 ; Exodus 17:16 ; Hosea 7:2 ; Hosea 8:13 ; Hosea 9:9 ; Isaiah 43:25 ; Jeremiah 17:1 ; Jeremiah 31:34 ; Luke 2:32 ; Psalms 1...
Amos 8:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hath sworn — By himself. Forget — Suffer to pass unpunished.

Amos 8:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 8:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 8:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 8:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Amos 8:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 8:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 8:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 8:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 8:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 8:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 8:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 8:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 8:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 8:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 8:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 8:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 8:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 8:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 8:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Amos 8:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 8:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 8:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 8:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes